Benjamin Davis Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Decatur, Alabama

Benjamin Davis Elementary School in Decatur, Alabama enrolled 251 students in 2024-25 with 18.7 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

268 students in 2022-23, 261 students in 2023-24, 251 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.5 to 18.7.

Students enrolled at Benjamin Davis Elementary School by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232682023-242612024-25251
Students enrolled at Benjamin Davis Elementary School by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232682023-242612024-25251
Students enrolled at Benjamin Davis Elementary School by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232682023-242612024-25251
Students enrolled at Benjamin Davis Elementary School by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 261, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232682023-242612024-25251
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326818.514.5
2023-2426118.214.3
2024-2525118.713.4

13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 13.4; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 13.4; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 13.4; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 13.4; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.4state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 247 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benjamin Davis Elementary School enrolled 247 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 247 of the 247 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent10.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.2% of students were White, 33.9% Black, 20.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White38.2%
  2. Black33.9%
  3. Hispanic20.7%
  4. Two or more races6.0%
  5. Asian1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Decatur

12 public elementary schools in Decatur report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Oak Park Elementary School48113.570.9%
BanksCaddell Elementary School47716.776.5%
Austinville Elementary School46316.367.6%
Chestnut Grove Elementary School43613.458.3%
Frances Nungester Elementary School42816.275.5%
West Decatur Elementary School40716.681.1%
Woodmeade Elementary School36115.067.6%
Julian Harris Elementary School34915.551.9%

All public schools in Decatur →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Benjamin Davis Elementary School

  1. Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 297 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. West Decatur Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 407 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Benjamin Davis Elementary School with Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Decatur City spends per student$14,832 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,832
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaBenjamin Davis Elementary School is the number 606 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#606 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.13.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Benjamin Davis Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Benjamin Davis Elementary School?
    251 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 268 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Decatur, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Benjamin Davis Elementary School?
    13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Benjamin Davis Elementary School a Title I school?
    Benjamin Davis Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Benjamin Davis Elementary School in?
    Decatur City, NCES district ID 0101170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010117000437 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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