📍 5000 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, Madison County, 35810
Ronald McNair 78 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Huntsville, Madison County. The school has 414 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Huntsville City school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
Ronald McNair 78 enrolls 414 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 321 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 15% |
| White | 16 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
361 of the school's 414 students (87%) 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.
Ronald McNair 78 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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.
Ronald McNair 78 is one of 45 schools in Huntsville City, based in Huntsville, Alabama. The district serves 24,222 students district-wide and employs 1,315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 414 students, Ronald McNair 78 is smaller than the district average of about 538 students per school.