Choctaw County Elementary

Choctaw County Elementary operates as a modestly sized elementary campus in Butler, Alabama, operated by Choctaw County. Current enrollment sits at 295 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

Across the 4 schools in Choctaw County (1,025 students total), Choctaw County Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Choctaw County Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). The remainder reads as 7% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

On the resource side, On paper, Choctaw County Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 77% of students at Choctaw County Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Choctaw County Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 20.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Choctaw County) logs that median household income runs about $47,813, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Choctaw County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,025 students), of which Choctaw County Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Choctaw County High School, around 0.2 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Choctaw County Elementary at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Choctaw County Elementary has declined 22%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 13% to 7% over that span.

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