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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
495
Teachers (FTE)
38.3
Student-Teacher Ratio
12.9:1
FRPL Eligible
319
(64.4%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 319 of 495 (64.4%)
Free Lunch: 266 (53.7%)
Reduced-Price: 53 (10.7%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 176 (35.6%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
495
Students
| White | 439 | 88.7% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 38 | 7.7% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 16 | 3.2% | |
| Black or African American | 1 | 0.2% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
495
Students
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16.4% | |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13.5% | |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15.2% | |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% | |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14.9% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 114 | 23% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
52.3%
Male Students
259
F
47.7%
Female Students
236