C L Salter Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in Talladega, Alabama, C L Salter Elementary School works with 353 students from grades K through 3, overseen by Talladega City. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so C L Salter Elementary School sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

Talladega City runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,676 students. C L Salter Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, C L Salter Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school shows 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at C L Salter Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Talladega County's rate of about 62%.

With demographic context factored in, C L Salter Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Talladega County shows median household earnings sit near $57,776, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Talladega County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,973 students), of which C L Salter Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Zora Ellis Junior High School, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, C L Salter Elementary School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.9%.

C L Salter Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. C L Salter Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 20% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 353).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.