Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Valley, Alabama
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary in Valley, Alabama enrolled 232 students in 2024-25 with 13.0 full-time teachers, 17.8 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
241 students in 2022-23, 217 students in 2023-24, 232 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 13.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 241 | 14.0 | 17.2 |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 13.0 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 232 | 13.0 | 17.8 |
17.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 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.
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 432 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bob HardingShawmut Elementary enrolled 216 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 432 of the 216 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.5% of students were White, 33.6% Black, 23.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White37.5%
- Black33.6%
- Hispanic23.3%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Valley
3 public elementary schools in Valley report 2024-25 enrollment; Bob HardingShawmut Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah Elementary School | 696 | 15.5 | 59.2% |
| Fairfax Elementary School | 689 | 19.7 | 58.2% |
| Bob HardingShawmut Elementary | 232 | 17.8 | 43.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
- W O Lance ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 564 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Huguley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 383 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Bob HardingShawmut Elementary with W O Lance ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chambers County School District spends per student$13,105 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,105
- The largest public schools in AlabamaBob HardingShawmut Elementary is the number 620 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#620 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.17.8:1
- 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 Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
How many students attend Bob HardingShawmut Elementary?
232 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 241 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Valley, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bob HardingShawmut Elementary?
17.8 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.Is Bob HardingShawmut Elementary a Title I school?
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bob HardingShawmut Elementary in?
Chambers County School District, NCES district ID 0100600. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010060000268 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.