📍 417 Monroe Dr NW, Decatur, Morgan County, 35601
Benjamin Davis Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Morgan County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Decatur City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
Benjamin Davis Elementary School enrolls 268 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 34% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 114 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 268 students (65%) 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.
Benjamin Davis Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-50.
Benjamin Davis Elementary School is one of 20 schools in Decatur City, based in Decatur, Alabama. The district serves 8,902 students district-wide and employs 538 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Benjamin Davis Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 445 students per school.
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