📍 9769 N U S Hwy 29, Banks, Pike County, 36005
Banks School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Banks, Pike County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pike County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
Banks School enrolls 351 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 34% Black or African American and 5.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 118 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
239 of the school's 351 students (68%) 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.
Banks 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-20.
Banks School is one of 7 schools in Pike County, based in Troy, Alabama. The district serves 2,124 students district-wide and employs 131 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Banks School is larger than the district average of about 303 students per school.