Benjamin Davis Elementary School

Set in Decatur, Alabama, Benjamin Davis Elementary School is a compact K-5 school, run under Decatur City. It caters to 251 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 48% below the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Benjamin Davis Elementary School is one of 19 schools operated by Decatur City, a district that serves 8,902 students overall.

On demographics, Benjamin Davis Elementary School records that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 34% Black, 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Morgan County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Benjamin Davis Elementary School shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Benjamin Davis Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Benjamin Davis Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, Morgan County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,845, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Benjamin Davis Elementary School is one of 46 public schools in Morgan County (combined enrollment of about 20,204 students).

Nearest neighbor: Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Benjamin Davis Elementary School has shrank 4%, going from 261 students in 2018 to 251 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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