Camden School Of Arts Technology

Camden School Of Arts Technology is one of the micro-enrollment middle schools in Camden, Alabama, part of Wilcox County, with 148 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so Camden School Of Arts Technology sits 71% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Wilcox County, which oversees 5 schools and 1,147 students, Camden School Of Arts Technology is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Camden School Of Arts Technology records that 99% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Camden School Of Arts Technology has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Camden School Of Arts Technology performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 17.7%, the actual is 20.4%, a residual of +2.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wilcox County) shows that median household income runs about $40,640, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 24%. Camden School Of Arts Technology is one of 6 public schools in Wilcox County (combined enrollment of about 1,147 students).

Nearest neighbor: J E Hobbs Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Camden School Of Arts Technology at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 40%: 248 students in 2018 compared to 148 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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