📍 202 Ida Moody Rd, Scottsboro, Jackson County, 35769
Thurston T Nelson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Scottsboro, Jackson County. The school has 235 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Scottsboro City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–K in a small-town setting. The school employs 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
Thurston T Nelson Elementary School enrolls 235 students across grades Pre-K–K. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 183 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 7 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
112 of the school's 235 students (48%) 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.
Thurston T Nelson Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Thurston T Nelson Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Scottsboro City, based in Scottsboro, Alabama. The district serves 2,457 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 235 students, Thurston T Nelson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 491 students per school.
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