Bob HardingShawmut Elementary

Set in Valley, Alabama, Bob HardingShawmut Elementary is an intimate elementary-level community, operated by Chambers County. It serves 232 students across grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Bob HardingShawmut Elementary sits 52% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Chambers County, which oversees 9 schools and 3,203 students, Bob HardingShawmut Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bob HardingShawmut Elementary lists that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 34% Black, 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Chambers County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Chambers County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Chambers County put median household earnings sit near $49,656, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Chambers County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,174 students), of which Bob HardingShawmut Elementary is one.

Lanett Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bob HardingShawmut Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 9%: 256 students in 2018 compared to 232 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 4% to 23%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Bob HardingShawmut Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.