Coosada Elementary School

Set in Millbrook, Alabama, Coosada Elementary School is a sizable primary school, operated by Elmore County. It instructs 797 students across grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Coosada Elementary School sits 66% above that benchmark.

Elmore County comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 11,741 students; Coosada Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Coosada Elementary School lists that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 36% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Coosada Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Elmore County (around 47%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Elmore County indicate median household income runs about $78,243, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Coosada Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in Elmore County (combined enrollment of about 13,867 students).

The closest other public school is Airport Road Intermediate School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 958 students in 2018 compared to 797 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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