Mt Olive Primary School

Mt Olive Primary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Russell County, located in Ft Mitchell, Alabama. Enrollment stands at 424 students, covering pre-K through 2.

The Russell County system has 7 schools and 3,850 students.

More than half of enrollment at Mt Olive Primary School is Black: 51%. Other groups make up 30% White, 13% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.

For every teacher at Mt Olive Primary School, there are about 17.7 students; the school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. There are 137 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 32% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Russell County is 56%.

Looking at the county, Russell County, the median household earns about $51,197 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mt Olive Primary School, Russell County has 18 public schools.

Mt Olive Primary School's nearest public school is Mount Olive Intermediate School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Mt Olive Primary School.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

In 2020-21, Mt Olive Primary School enrolled 356 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 424. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.7:1.

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