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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
247
Teachers (FTE)
16.8
Student-Teacher Ratio
14.7:1
FRPL Eligible
144
(58.3%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 144 of 247 (58.3%)
Free Lunch: 118 (47.8%)
Reduced-Price: 26 (10.5%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 103 (41.7%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
247
Students
| White | 201 | 81.4% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 27 | 10.9% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 14 | 5.7% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 2 | 0.8% | |
| Black or African American | 2 | 0.8% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.4% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
247
Students
| Grade 1 | 18 | 7.3% | |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 6.1% | |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 9.3% | |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 8.1% | |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10.1% | |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 10.5% | |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 19.4% | |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 16.6% | |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 6.5% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 15 | 6.1% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
55.5%
Male Students
137
F
44.5%
Female Students
110