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South Smiths Station Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
80 Brown Road
Smiths Station, AL 36877
Phone
(334) 664-4062
District
Lee County
County
LEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
645
Classroom Teachers
42

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.3% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.3% of all U.S. schools.


South Smiths Station Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
48%
65%
53%
55%
43%
60%
48%
65%
53%
55%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
45%
65%
54%
46%
35%
56%
45%
65%
54%
46%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
66%
45%
74%
56%
57%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
54%
40%
68%
50%
39%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
15
16
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 28 4.3%
Kindergarten 78 12.1%
Grade 1 82 12.7%
Grade 2 87 13.5%
Grade 3 93 14.4%
Grade 4 87 13.5%
Grade 5 91 14.1%
Grade 6 99 15.3%
Total 645 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.5% 68.2% 53.8%
Black 17.4% 22.6% 32.8%
Hispanic 8.9% 8.7% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.3% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.2% 62.4% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 56.7% 57.3% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 5.2% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 60,508 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 126.1 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.1% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 15.5% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,210 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.3% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.3% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.7% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.2% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.6% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 12.0% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,535 $60,854,000 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $662 $6,167,000 5.5%
Staff $335 $3,116,000 2.8%
General Administration $144 $1,343,000 1.2%
School Administration $634 $5,902,000 5.3%
Operation $974 $9,072,000 8.1%
Transportation $788 $7,335,000 6.5%
Other $261 $2,429,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,798 $35,364,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,699 $15,820,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $12,032 $112,038,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%