Lynn Fanning Elementary School

Lynn Fanning Elementary School, a reasonably sized K-5 school in Meridianville, Alabama, part of Madison County, hosts 618 students, covering grades K through 2. That puts it 29% above the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Madison County runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 20,691 students. Lynn Fanning Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lynn Fanning Elementary School records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 35% Black, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lynn Fanning Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate median household income runs about $86,499, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Madison County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students), of which Lynn Fanning Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Moores Mill Intermediate School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 559 students in 2018 compared to 618 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 45% across the same window.

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