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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
482
Teachers (FTE)
26.3
Student-Teacher Ratio
18.3:1
FRPL Eligible
479
(99.4%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 479 of 482 (99.4%)
Free Lunch: 479 (99.4%)
Reduced-Price: 0 (0%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 3 (0.6%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
482
Students
| Black or African American | 405 | 84% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 62 | 12.9% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 8 | 1.7% | |
| White | 5 | 1% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1 | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.2% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
482
Students
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% | |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 19.3% | |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 22.6% | |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14.3% | |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 10% | |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 17.8% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
52.1%
Male Students
251
F
47.9%
Female Students
231