📍 133 2nd Street N, Sylvania, DeKalb County, 35988
Sylvania School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Sylvania, DeKalb County. The school has 945 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
Sylvania School enrolls 945 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 16% American Indian or Alaska Native and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 616 | 65% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 152 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 151 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
555 of the school's 945 students (59%) 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.
Sylvania 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.
Sylvania 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 945 students, Sylvania School is larger than the district average of about 585 students per school.