📍 1240 Scott Rd, Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, 35010
Jim Pearson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alexander City, Tallapoosa County. The school has 772 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexander City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
Jim Pearson Elementary School enrolls 772 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 41% Black or African American and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 355 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 315 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
356 of the school's 772 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jim Pearson Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-30.
Jim Pearson Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Alexander City, based in Alexander City, Alabama. The district serves 2,836 students district-wide and employs 169 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 772 students, Jim Pearson Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
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