Southern Choctaw Elementary School

Southern Choctaw Elementary School operates as a close-knit elementary campus in Gilbertown, Alabama, part of Choctaw County. Current enrollment sits at 288 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 40% smaller than typical.

Choctaw County runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,025 students. Southern Choctaw Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Southern Choctaw Elementary School logs that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 44% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

On the income-and-resources front, Southern Choctaw Elementary School lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Southern Choctaw Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 71% of students at Southern Choctaw Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southern Choctaw Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Choctaw County shows median household earnings sit near $47,813, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Choctaw County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,025 students), of which Southern Choctaw Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southern Choctaw High School, around 0.2 miles off. On composite proficiency, Southern Choctaw Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.9%.

Southern Choctaw Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 327 students in 2018 compared to 288 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.