📍 125 Owen Ave, Bessemer, Jefferson County, 35020
Jonesboro Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bessemer, Jefferson County. The school has 525 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bessemer City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
Jonesboro Elementary School enrolls 525 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 379 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 121 | 23% |
| White | 12 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
412 of the school's 525 students (78%) 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.
Jonesboro Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-70.
Jonesboro Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Bessemer City, based in Bessemer, Alabama. The district serves 3,012 students district-wide and employs 156 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 525 students, Jonesboro Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 335 students per school.
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