📍 13011 Highway 227, Geraldine, DeKalb County, 35974
Geraldine School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Geraldine, DeKalb County. The school has 1,150 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
Geraldine School enrolls 1,150 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 14% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 701 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 265 | 23% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 159 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
712 of the school's 1,150 students (62%) 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.
Geraldine 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-40.
Geraldine School is one of 15 schools in DeKalb County, based in Rainsville, Alabama. The district serves 8,769 students district-wide and employs 539 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,150 students, Geraldine School is larger than the district average of about 585 students per school.