Tuskegee Public Elementary

Set in Tuskegee, Alabama, Tuskegee Public Elementary is a modestly sized junior high, part of Macon County. It educates 261 students across grades 4 through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 508 students each, so Tuskegee Public Elementary sits 49% leaner than that benchmark.

Macon County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,907 students; Tuskegee Public Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Tuskegee Public Elementary logs that nearly all students (92%) are Black. Other groups include 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Tuskegee Public Elementary records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tuskegee Public Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 21.4%, the actual is 29.2%, a residual of +7.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Macon County shows the typical household earns roughly $43,707 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Macon County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,907 students), Tuskegee Public Elementary is one campus in the mix.

George Washington Carver Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tuskegee Public Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.1%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tuskegee Public Elementary has declined 25%, going from 350 students in 2018 to 261 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 98% to 92%. Class-load math has fell: from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

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