Southeastern School

Students in Remlap, Alabama, attend Southeastern School, a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. Enrollment stands at 822 students, covering pre-K through 12. That puts enrollment 22% larger than the 673-student average for combined schools in Alabama.

Blount County is responsible for 14 schools, Southeastern School included, with 7,600 students in all.

The share of White students at Southeastern School is 73%, a majority. It is also 23% Hispanic and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Blount County is roughly 88% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Southeastern School is 18.5:1, based on 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Alabama is about 17.9:1. Southeastern School counts 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Blount County.

Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.1%. Southeastern School scores 39.7%.

The school is in Blount County, where the median household earns about $64,190 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Southeastern School shares Blount County with 19 other public schools.

The closest school to Southeastern School is Locust Fork Elementary, located about 5.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Southeastern School ranks 7th on average proficiency.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 822, close to the 830 recorded in 2020-21.

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