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Sherwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phenix City, Russell County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Phenix City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Sherwood Elementary School enrolls 521 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 36% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 226 | 43% |
| White | 185 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 9.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
418 of the school's 521 students (80%) 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.
Sherwood Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-20.
Sherwood Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Phenix City, based in Phenix City, Alabama. The district serves 7,198 students district-wide and employs 396 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 521 students, Sherwood Elementary School is close to the district average of about 600 students per school.
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