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Student Enrollment & Staffing Overview
NCES 2024-2025Total Students
593
Teachers (FTE)
52.3
Student-Teacher Ratio
11.3:1
FRPL Eligible
424
(71.5%)
National School Lunch Program (FRPL) Eligibility
Total Eligible: 424 of 593 (71.5%)
Free Lunch: 378 (63.7%)
Reduced-Price: 46 (7.8%)
Paid / Not Eligible: 169 (28.5%)
Multi-Year Enrollment Trends & Growth (2020-2021 – 2024-2025)
Student Diversity Distribution
Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.
593
Students
| Black or African American | 438 | 73.9% | |
| White | 133 | 22.4% | |
| Hispanic / Latino | 17 | 2.9% | |
| Two or More Races (Multiracial) | 5 | 0.8% |
Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution
Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.
593
Students
| Grade 10 | 119 | 20.1% | |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 13.8% | |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 14.2% | |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 15.7% | |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 18.5% | |
| Grade 9 | 105 | 17.7% |
Student Gender Distribution
Reported enrollment counts by gender cohort.
M
50.9%
Male Students
302
F
49.1%
Female Students
291