📍 9700 Hwy 18 W, Vernon, Lamar County, 35592
Vernon Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vernon, Lamar County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lamar County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
Vernon Elementary School enrolls 278 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 11% Black or African American and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 230 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 278 students (72%) 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.
Vernon Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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.
Vernon Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Lamar County, based in Vernon, Alabama. The district serves 2,129 students district-wide and employs 125 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Vernon Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 426 students per school.
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