University Charter School Secondary

Set in Livingston, Alabama, University Charter School Secondary is a modestly sized secondary school, run under University Charter School. It hosts 309 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so University Charter School Secondary sits 55% smaller than that benchmark.

University Charter School comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 716 students; University Charter School Secondary is among them.

Demographically, University Charter School Secondary records that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 45% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Sumter County as a whole is about 68% Black, so the school skews considerably less Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sumter County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), University Charter School Secondary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 38.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sumter County indicate median household income runs about $33,310, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. University Charter School Secondary is one of 7 public schools in Sumter County (combined enrollment of about 1,682 students).

Livingston Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts University Charter School Secondary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 35.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area. University Charter School Secondary operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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