Kinston School

Kinston School is one of the tight-knit all-grades campuss in Kinston, Alabama, overseen by Coffee County, with 524 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 673 students each, so Kinston School sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

Kinston School is one of 5 schools operated by Coffee County, a district that hosts 2,953 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kinston School shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 2% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Kinston School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Coffee County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kinston School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.3%; this one delivers 63.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Coffee County) reports that median household earnings sit near $68,353, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Coffee County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,168 students), Kinston School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Opp High School, roughly 6.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kinston School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Kinston School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 531 (now 524). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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