Daphne Middle School

Daphne Middle School operates as a substantial junior high in Daphne, Alabama, one of the schools within Baldwin County. Current enrollment sits at 861 students spanning grades 7 through 8. That puts it 69% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 508 students.

Across the 42 schools in Baldwin County (31,965 students total), Daphne Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Daphne Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Baldwin County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Daphne Middle School logs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Baldwin County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, Daphne Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.7%; this one delivers 52.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Baldwin County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $78,775 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Daphne Middle School is one of 51 public schools in Baldwin County (combined enrollment of about 35,975 students).

Daphne East Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Daphne Middle School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 38.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Daphne Middle School's enrollment has rose 31% since 2018, when it stood at 658 (now 861). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 21% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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