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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
1,138
Teachers (FTE)
75.0
Student-Teacher Ratio
15.2:1
FRPL Eligible
1,125
(98.9%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 1,125 of 1,138 (98.9%)
Free Lunch: 1,124 (98.8%)
Reduced-Price: 1 (0.1%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 13 (1.1%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
1,138
Students
| Black or African American | 985 | 86.6% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 101 | 8.9% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 37 | 3.3% | |
| White | 14 | 1.2% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 1 | 0.1% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
1,138
Students
| Grade 1 | 77 | 6.8% | |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 9.9% | |
| Grade 11 | 115 | 10.1% | |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 7.8% | |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 5.5% | |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 6.4% | |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 6.9% | |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 7.1% | |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 6.9% | |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 7.4% | |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 7.6% | |
| Grade 9 | 127 | 11.2% | |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 6.3% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
50.4%
Male Students
573
F
49.6%
Female Students
565