📍 663 Houston St, Cottonwood, Houston County, 36320
Cottonwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cottonwood, Houston County. The school has 481 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Houston County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
Cottonwood Elementary School enrolls 481 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 15% Black or African American and 6.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 481 students (73%) 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.
Cottonwood Elementary 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-10.
Cottonwood Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Houston County, based in Dothan, Alabama. The district serves 6,907 students district-wide and employs 379 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 481 students, Cottonwood Elementary School is close to the district average of about 460 students per school.
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