Pinedale Elementary School

Pinedale Elementary School operates as a tight-knit elementary-level community in Enterprise, Alabama, overseen by Enterprise City. Current enrollment sits at 350 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Pinedale Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Enterprise City, a district that hosts 6,612 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pinedale Elementary School reports that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 26% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Coffee County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pinedale Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.0%; Pinedale Elementary School posts 60.9%, +25.9 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Coffee County shows median household income runs about $68,353, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Coffee County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,168 students), Pinedale Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brookwood Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pinedale Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 35%: 536 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 65% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

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