Taylorville Primary School

Set in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Taylorville Primary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus, run under Tuscaloosa County. It caters to 578 students across grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 20% above the state mean of about 480.

Tuscaloosa County runs 35 schools in total, collectively educating 19,278 students. Taylorville Primary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Taylorville Primary School records that Black students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school shows 14% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Taylorville Primary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tuscaloosa County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,231, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Taylorville Primary School is one of 58 public schools in Tuscaloosa County (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students).

The closest other public school is Hillcrest High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Taylorville Primary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 584 (now 578). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 39% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.