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Prattville Primary School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Prattville Primary School
Prattville Primary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Prattville, Alabama, run under Autauga County. Current enrollment sits at 544 students spanning grades 1 through 2.
Across the 13 schools in Autauga County (8,888 students total), Prattville Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Prattville Primary School lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 34% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Autauga County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Autauga County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Autauga County put the typical household earns roughly $72,481 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Prattville Primary School is one of 16 public schools in Autauga County (combined enrollment of about 8,888 students).
AVA Autauga Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Looking at the recent track record. Prattville Primary School's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 588 (now 544). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 68% to 47%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Prattville Primary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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