Ruhuma Junior High School

Ruhuma Junior High School, a rural-scale elementary school in Ft Payne, Alabama, part of DeKalb County, works with 175 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 64% leaner than the state mean of about 480.

Within DeKalb County, which oversees 12 schools and 8,769 students, Ruhuma Junior High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ruhuma Junior High School records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 19% Native American, 9% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Ruhuma Junior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Ruhuma Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 30.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household earnings sit near $51,204, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, DeKalb County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,277 students), of which Ruhuma Junior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Williams Avenue Elementary School, roughly 7.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ruhuma Junior High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ruhuma Junior High School's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 170 (now 175). Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 9% across the same window.

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