Highland Park Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Highland Park Elementary School in Muscle Shoals, Alabama enrolled 236 students in 2024-25 with 13.3 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 rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
221 students in 2022-23, 226 students in 2023-24, 236 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.3 to 13.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 221 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 236 | 13.3 | 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 Highland Park Elementary School enrolled 216 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 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 suspensions0
- Chronically absent16.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.0% of students were White, 14.8% Black, 11.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White64.0%
- Black14.8%
- Hispanic11.0%
- Two or more races7.6%
- Asian2.1%
- 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 Muscle Shoals
4 public elementary schools in Muscle Shoals report 2024-25 enrollment; Highland Park Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| McBride Elementary School | 647 | 17.4 | 34.2% |
| Howell Graves Preschool | 356 | 18.7 | 19.9% |
| Highland Park Elementary School | 236 | 17.8 | 44.9% |
| Webster Elementary School | 234 | 16.4 | 40.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Highland Park Elementary School
- McBride Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 647 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Howell Graves PreschoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 356 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Highland Park Elementary School with McBride Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Muscle Shoals City Schools spends per student$12,852 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,852
- The largest public schools in AlabamaHighland Park Elementary School is the number 616 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#616 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 Highland Park Elementary School
How many students attend Highland Park Elementary School?
236 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 221 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Muscle Shoals, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Park Elementary School?
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 Highland Park Elementary School a Title I school?
Highland Park Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Highland Park Elementary School in?
Muscle Shoals City Schools, NCES district ID 0102520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010252001060 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.