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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
492
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
25.9:1
FRPL Eligible
274
(55.7%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 274 of 492 (55.7%)
Free Lunch: 274 (55.7%)
Reduced-Price: 0 (0%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 218 (44.3%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
492
Students
| Black or African American | 326 | 66.3% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 131 | 26.6% | |
| White | 22 | 4.5% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 10 | 2% | |
| Asian | 2 | 0.4% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.2% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
492
Students
| Grade 10 | 23 | 4.7% | |
| Grade 11 | 87 | 17.7% | |
| Grade 12 | 305 | 62% | |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0.2% | |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 3.3% | |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 9.8% | |
| Grade 9 | 5 | 1% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 7 | 1.4% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
54.9%
Male Students
270
F
45.1%
Female Students
222