📍 565 Sheridan Rd Pratt City, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 35214
South Hampton K8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school has 513 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Birmingham City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
South Hampton K8 enrolls 513 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 478 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 5.8% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
441 of the school's 513 students (86%) 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.
South Hampton K8 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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.
South Hampton K8 is one of 49 schools in Birmingham City, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 20,954 students district-wide and employs 1,115 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 513 students, South Hampton K8 is larger than the district average of about 428 students per school.