Buhl Elementary School

Buhl Elementary School is a small elementary campus in Buhl, Alabama, run under Tuscaloosa County. The school serves 206 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 57% smaller than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Across the 35 schools in Tuscaloosa County (19,278 students total), Buhl Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Buhl Elementary School lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, Buhl Elementary School lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Buhl Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 48% of students at Buhl Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Buhl Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 60.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Tuscaloosa County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,231 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Buhl Elementary School is one of 58 public schools in Tuscaloosa County (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students).

Nearest neighbor: Westwood Elementary School, around 3.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Buhl Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 37.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Buhl Elementary School has fell 15%, going from 242 students in 2018 to 206 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 86% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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