Jemison Middle School

As a compact junior high in Jemison, Alabama, Jemison Middle School educates 328 students from grades 7 through 8, part of Chilton County. That puts it 35% below the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 508 students.

Chilton County comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 7,921 students; Jemison Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Jemison Middle School reports that 47% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 44% White, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Chilton County as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Jemison Middle School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Jemison Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Chilton County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jemison Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.5%; this one delivers 23.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Chilton County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,603, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Chilton County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,921 students), Jemison Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jemison High School, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jemison Middle School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jemison Middle School has ticked down 13%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 328 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 69% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 68.9:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.