Geraldine School

Geraldine School, a big unified-grade school in Geraldine, Alabama, one of the schools within DeKalb County, teaches 1,211 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 80% larger than the state mean of about 673.

DeKalb County runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,769 students. Geraldine School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Geraldine School lists that White students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 14% Native American. By comparison, DeKalb County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Geraldine School has 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Geraldine School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Geraldine School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.2%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of +4.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (DeKalb County) logs that median household income runs about $51,204, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across DeKalb County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,277 students), Geraldine School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Crossville High School, around 4.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Geraldine School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 34.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Geraldine School has held roughly steady, going from 1,191 students in 2018 to 1,211 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 20% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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