📍 187 Third St, Helena, Shelby County, 35080
Helena Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Helena, Shelby County. The school has 868 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shelby County school district. It serves grades K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Helena Elementary School enrolls 868 students across grades K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 11% Black or African American and 9.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 653 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
263 of the school's 868 students (30%) 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.
Helena Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
Helena Elementary School is one of 31 schools in Shelby County, based in Columbiana, Alabama. The district serves 20,638 students district-wide and employs 1,209 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 868 students, Helena Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 666 students per school.
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