📍 1064 Crabapple Ln, Ider, DeKalb County, 35981
Ider School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Ider, DeKalb County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
Ider School enrolls 601 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 16% American Indian or Alaska Native and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 468 | 78% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 94 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
329 of the school's 601 students (55%) 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.
Ider 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.
Ider 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 601 students, Ider School is close to the district average of about 585 students per school.