Fayette Elementary School

Fayette Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Fayette, Alabama, one of the schools within Fayette County, instructs 529 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Fayette County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,268 students; Fayette Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Fayette Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder comes out to 22% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Fayette County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Fayette Elementary School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fayette Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Fayette County put median household earnings sit near $49,488, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Fayette County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,268 students), of which Fayette Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Fayette Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fayette Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 36.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Fayette Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 538 (now 529). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 26% to 22%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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