Pinson Elementary School

Pinson Elementary School is a large elementary school found in Pinson, Alabama. The school counted 753 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 2. That puts enrollment 57% larger than the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama.

Pinson Elementary School sits within Jefferson County, which has 55 schools and 35,444 students.

Black students account for 47% of enrollment at Pinson Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic, 18% White, and 6% multiracial. The diversity index for Pinson Elementary School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Pinson Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher, from 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Lunch program data show 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

For Jefferson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,388 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Pinson Elementary School, Jefferson County has 181 public schools.

Rudd Middle School is about 0.7 miles from Pinson Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Pinson Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 753, compared with 682 in 2020-21.

The discussion board for Pinson Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.