📍 100 Cotaco School Rd, Somerville, Morgan County, 35670
Cotaco School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Somerville, Morgan County. The school has 536 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Morgan County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Cotaco School enrolls 536 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 475 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
351 of the school's 536 students (65%) 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.
Cotaco 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-50.
Cotaco School is one of 19 schools in Morgan County, based in Decatur, Alabama. The district serves 7,619 students district-wide and employs 436 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 536 students, Cotaco School is larger than the district average of about 401 students per school.