Jemison Intermediate School

Jemison Intermediate School is a moderately sized middle-grades school in Jemison, Alabama, operated by Chilton County. The school educates 468 students in grades 4 through 6.

Chilton County runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,921 students. Jemison Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Jemison Intermediate School shows that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 41% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Jemison Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 67% of students at Jemison Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Chilton County (around 57%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jemison Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.1%; this one delivers 34.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Chilton County put median household earnings sit near $65,603, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Chilton County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,921 students), of which Jemison Intermediate School is one.

The closest other public school is Jemison Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jemison Intermediate School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jemison Intermediate School has contracted 17%, going from 563 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 33% to 41%.

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