FE Burleson Elementary School

FE Burleson Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Hartselle, Alabama, part of Hartselle City. Current enrollment sits at 452 students spanning grades K through 4.

Within Hartselle City, which oversees 6 schools and 3,683 students, FE Burleson Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, FE Burleson Elementary School logs that 80% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FE Burleson Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting FE Burleson Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at FE Burleson Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Morgan County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FE Burleson Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.7%; this one delivers 80.2%, a residual of +30.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for Morgan County shows median household earnings sit near $68,845, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. FE Burleson Elementary School is one of 46 public schools in Morgan County (combined enrollment of about 20,204 students).

Hartselle High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FE Burleson Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 503 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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