Arab Primary School

Set in Arab, Alabama, Arab Primary School is a mid-tier K-5 school, operated by Arab City. It teaches 698 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 45% bigger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Arab City runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,595 students. Arab Primary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Arab Primary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Arab Primary School lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Arab Primary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Marshall County's rate of about 59%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Marshall County put median household income runs about $62,571, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marshall County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,416 students), Arab Primary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Arab Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Arab Primary School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Arab Primary School has climbed 4%, going from 669 students in 2018 to 698 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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