Sylvania School

Sylvania School is an all-grades campus of medium-sized scale in Sylvania, Alabama, operated by DeKalb County, educateing 915 students in grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 36% larger than the state mean of about 673.

Sylvania School is one of 12 schools operated by DeKalb County, a district that instructs 8,769 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Sylvania School lists that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest looks like 17% Hispanic, 16% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Sylvania School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.5%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of -5.1 points.

Around the school, DeKalb County reports that median household income runs about $51,204, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, DeKalb County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,277 students), of which Sylvania School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Henagar Junior High School, around 5.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sylvania School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Sylvania School's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 951 (now 915). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 68% to 63%.

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