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Special Education School
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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
543
Teachers (FTE)
114.5
Student-Teacher Ratio
4.7:1
FRPL Eligible
483
(89%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 483 of 543 (89%)
Free Lunch: 483 (89%)
Reduced-Price: 0 (0%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 60 (11%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
543
Students
| Black or African American | 269 | 49.5% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 172 | 31.7% | |
| White | 52 | 9.6% | |
| Asian | 28 | 5.2% | |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 10 | 1.8% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 8 | 1.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.7% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
543
Students
| Grade 1 | 41 | 7.6% | |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 6.1% | |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 2.9% | |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 3.3% | |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 7.4% | |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 3.5% | |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 3.7% | |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 4.4% | |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 2.6% | |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 1.8% | |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 1.7% | |
| Grade 9 | 48 | 8.8% | |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 5.2% | |
| Pre-Kindergarten | 8 | 1.5% | |
| Ungraded | 215 | 39.6% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
75.9%
Male Students
412
F
24.1%
Female Students
131