Howell Graves Preschool

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Muscle Shoals, Alabama

Howell Graves Preschool in Muscle Shoals, Alabama enrolled 356 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 18.7 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

340 students in 2022-23, 336 students in 2023-24, 356 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 19.0.

Students enrolled at Howell Graves Preschool by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 35601002003004002022-233402023-243362024-25356
Students enrolled at Howell Graves Preschool by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 35601002003004002022-233402023-243362024-25356
Students enrolled at Howell Graves Preschool by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 35601002003004002022-233402023-243362024-25356
Students enrolled at Howell Graves Preschool by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 336, 2024-25: 35601002003004002022-233402023-243362024-25356
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334018.018.9
2023-2433622.015.3
2024-2535619.018.7

18.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 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 18.7; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.7state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.7; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.7state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.7; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.7state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.7; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.7state 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 466 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Howell Graves Preschool enrolled 233 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 466 of the 233 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent12.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.9% of students were White, 14.9% Black, 7.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White66.9%
  2. Black14.9%
  3. Hispanic7.9%
  4. Two or more races6.7%
  5. Asian3.7%

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; Howell Graves Preschool is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
McBride Elementary School64717.434.2%
Howell Graves Preschool35618.719.9%
Highland Park Elementary School23617.844.9%
Webster Elementary School23416.440.6%

All public schools in Muscle Shoals →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Howell Graves Preschool

  1. McBride Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 647 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Highland Park Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 236 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Howell Graves Preschool with McBride Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. 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
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaHowell Graves Preschool is the number 502 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#502 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher18.7 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.18.7:1
  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 Howell Graves Preschool

  1. How many students attend Howell Graves Preschool?
    356 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 340 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Muscle Shoals, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Howell Graves Preschool?
    18.7 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 Howell Graves Preschool a Title I school?
    Howell Graves Preschool ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Howell Graves Preschool in?
    Muscle Shoals City Schools, NCES district ID 0102520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010252001800 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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