Carver Primary School

Carver Primary School operates as a mid-tier K-5 school in Opelika, Alabama, run under Opelika City. Current enrollment sits at 414 students spanning grades K through 3.

Carver Primary School is one of 9 schools operated by Opelika City, a district that enrolls 5,377 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Carver Primary School lists that the most-represented group is Black (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 41% Hispanic, 8% White. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 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. Set against Lee County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, Lee County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,824, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Lee County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,812 students), of which Carver Primary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southview Primary School, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carver Primary School has edged up 9%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 41% across the same window.

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