📍 522 Girard Ave, Dothan, Houston County, 36303
Girard Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dothan, Houston County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dothan City school district. It serves grades K–2 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
Girard Primary School enrolls 353 students across grades K–2. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 15% White and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 258 | 73% |
| White | 53 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
319 of the school's 353 students (90%) 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.
Girard Primary 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-10.
Girard Primary School is one of 18 schools in Dothan City, based in DOTHAN, Alabama. The district serves 8,220 students district-wide and employs 444 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 353 students, Girard Primary School is smaller than the district average of about 457 students per school.
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