📍 4910 Martin Ave NE, Fort Payne, DeKalb County, 35967
Fort Payne Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fort Payne, DeKalb County. The school has 787 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Payne City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
Fort Payne Middle School enrolls 787 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 393 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 336 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2% |
| Asian | 8 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
579 of the school's 787 students (74%) 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.
Fort Payne Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Fort Payne Middle School is one of 5 schools in Fort Payne City, based in Fort Payne, Alabama. The district serves 3,508 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 787 students, Fort Payne Middle School is close to the district average of about 702 students per school.
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