Leighton Elementary School

Leighton Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary school in Leighton, Alabama, operated by Colbert County. The school instructs 355 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 26% leaner than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Within Colbert County, which oversees 8 schools and 2,573 students, Leighton Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Leighton Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Leighton Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at Leighton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Colbert County's rate of about 50%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Leighton Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Colbert County shows median household earnings sit near $60,628, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Colbert County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,178 students), Leighton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Colbert County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Leighton Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Leighton Elementary School's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 346 (now 355). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 22% to 18% over that span.

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