📍 480 Dogwood Dr, Columbus, Muscogee County, 31907
Dimon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbus, Muscogee County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Muscogee County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dimon Elementary enrolls 328 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 9.8% Two or more races and 5.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 271 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 5.8% |
| White | 6 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 328 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 317 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dimon Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 GA-20, state senate district 15, state house district 136.
Dimon Elementary is one of 53 schools in Muscogee County, based in Columbus, Georgia. The district serves 29,362 students district-wide and employs 2,006 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 328 students, Dimon Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize