📍 264 Creel Richardson Drive, Ariton, Dale County, 36311
Ariton School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Ariton, Dale County. The school has 863 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dale County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
Ariton School enrolls 863 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 11% Black or African American and 9.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 649 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
526 of the school's 863 students (61%) 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.
Ariton School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10.
Ariton School is one of 9 schools in Dale County, based in Ozark, Alabama. The district serves 3,376 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 863 students, Ariton School is larger than the district average of about 375 students per school.