Jere Whitson Elementary (Putnam County SCH DIST.), Tennessee - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Jere Whitson Elementary is a Elementary in Cookeville, TN. It currently serves 317 students (grades PK-04). The school is part of the Putnam County School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Putnam County School District and all schools in Tennessee.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:317
Number of Teachers: 27
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.60

Location Info

Location: 178 East Jere Whitson RD, Cookeville, TN 38501
Mailing Address: 178 East Jere Whitson RD, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: (931)526-6575
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 58
Grade 2 58
Grade 3 47
Grade 4 61
Kindergarten 56
Pre-Kindergarten 37
Gender/Sex of Jere Whitson Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 155 48.90
Female 162 51.10
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Jere Whitson Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 1.58
Black or African American 10 3.16
Hispanic/Latino 208 65.61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.32
Two or more races 1 0.32
White 92 29.02
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.29
Black or African American 7 4.52
Hispanic/Latino 102 65.81
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.65
Two or more races 1 0.65
White 42 27.10
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 1.85
Black or African American 3 1.85
Hispanic/Latino 106 65.43
White 50 30.86

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.72
Hispanic/Latino 41 70.69
White 16 27.59
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.72
Black or African American 2 3.45
Hispanic/Latino 37 63.79
White 18 31.03
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 3 6.38
Hispanic/Latino 37 78.72
White 7 14.89
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.64
Hispanic/Latino 41 67.21
Two or more races 1 1.64
White 18 29.51
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 3.57
Black or African American 3 5.36
Hispanic/Latino 31 55.36
White 20 35.71
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 2.70
Black or African American 1 2.70
Hispanic/Latino 21 56.76
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2.70
White 13 35.14