Barbour County Primary School

Barbour County Primary School is a micro-enrollment elementary school in Clayton, Alabama, run under Barbour County. The school educates 134 students in grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Barbour County Primary School sits 72% below that benchmark.

Within Barbour County, which oversees 3 schools and 658 students, Barbour County Primary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Barbour County Primary School lists that Black students make up the majority at 70%; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Barbour County as a whole is about 46% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Barbour County's rate of about 71%.

Around the school, census data for Barbour County shows median household income runs about $46,042, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Barbour County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,079 students), of which Barbour County Primary School is one.

Barbour County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Barbour County Primary School's enrollment has decreased 49% since 2018, when it stood at 264 (now 134). Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 77% to 70%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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