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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
491
Teachers (FTE)
28.4
Student-Teacher Ratio
17.3:1
FRPL Eligible
430
(87.6%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 430 of 491 (87.6%)
Free Lunch: 423 (86.2%)
Reduced-Price: 7 (1.4%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 61 (12.4%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
491
Students
| White | 414 | 84.3% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 60 | 12.2% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 12 | 2.4% | |
| Asian | 3 | 0.6% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 | 0.4% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
491
Students
| Grade 1 | 48 | 9.8% | |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10.2% | |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 10.8% | |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 10.6% | |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 10.4% | |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11.4% | |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 11.6% | |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 9.8% | |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 9.4% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 30 | 6.1% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
51.3%
Male Students
252
F
48.7%
Female Students
239