George P Austin Junior High School

George P Austin Junior High School, a rural-scale 6-8 campus in Linden, Alabama, operated by Linden City, caters to 77 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so George P Austin Junior High School sits 85% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Linden City, which oversees 3 schools and 387 students, George P Austin Junior High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, George P Austin Junior High School reports that nearly all students (96%) are Black; the rest comes out to 4% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Marengo County's rate of about 64%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, George P Austin Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 17.9%, the actual is 22.0%, a residual of +4.1 points.

Around the school, Marengo County reports that median household earnings sit near $43,825, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Marengo County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,270 students), George P Austin Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Linden Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George P Austin Junior High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.8%.

George P Austin Junior High School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George P Austin Junior High School has shrank 14%, going from 90 students in 2018 to 77 in 2025.

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