Lloyd Wood Education Center

Lloyd Wood Education Center operates as an one-room-style multi-level school in Northport, Alabama, part of Tuscaloosa County. Current enrollment sits at 205 students spanning grades pre-K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 673 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

Lloyd Wood Education Center is one of 35 schools operated by Tuscaloosa County, a district that educates 19,278 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lloyd Wood Education Center records that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 44% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Tuscaloosa County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the area at large, Tuscaloosa County reports that median household income runs about $66,231, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Tuscaloosa County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), of which Lloyd Wood Education Center is one.

The closest other public school is Echols Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lloyd Wood Education Center has expanded 130%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 205 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 62% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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