Joe M Gillmore Elementary School

Joe M Gillmore Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary campus in Jackson, Alabama, run under Clarke County, works with 389 students, covering grades pre-K through 2.

Clarke County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,130 students. Joe M Gillmore Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Joe M Gillmore Elementary School lists that Black students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school shows 26% White, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

On the income-and-resources front, Joe M Gillmore Elementary School logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 74% of students at Joe M Gillmore Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Clarke County) logs that median household earnings sit near $49,249, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Clarke County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,143 students), Joe M Gillmore Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jackson Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Joe M Gillmore Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 401 (now 389). White enrollment moved from 33% to 26% across the same window.

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