Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Grant, Alabama, Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School educates 546 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by Marshall County.

Within Marshall County, which oversees 14 schools and 6,494 students, Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marshall County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Marshall County) records that the typical household earns roughly $62,571 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 19,416 students).

The closest other public school is Kate D Smith DAR Intermediate School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 21%: 453 students in 2018 compared to 546 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

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