📍 10935 Highway 17, Gilbertown, Choctaw County, 36908
Southern Choctaw Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gilbertown, Choctaw County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Choctaw County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
Southern Choctaw Elementary School enrolls 296 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 45% White and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 153 | 52% |
| White | 134 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 296 students (71%) 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.
Southern Choctaw Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
Southern Choctaw Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Choctaw County, based in Butler, Alabama. The district serves 1,025 students district-wide and employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, Southern Choctaw Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 256 students per school.
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