Jim Pearson Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Alexander City, Alabama
Jim Pearson Elementary School in Alexander City, Alabama enrolled 704 students in 2024-25 with 41.0 full-time teachers, 17.2 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 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
772 students in 2022-23, 739 students in 2023-24, 704 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.0 to 41.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 772 | 43.0 | 18.0 |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 43.0 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 704 | 41.0 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 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 443 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jim Pearson Elementary School enrolled 886 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 46 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 443 of the 886 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions46
- Chronically absent15.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.5% of students were Black, 40.2% White, 8.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black43.5%
- White40.2%
- Hispanic8.8%
- Two or more races6.4%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian0.1%
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 Alexander City
2 public elementary schools in Alexander City report 2024-25 enrollment; Jim Pearson Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pearson Elementary School | 704 | 17.2 | 60.8% |
| Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School | 436 | 21.8 | 71.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Jim Pearson Elementary School
- Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 436 students, 21.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Jim Pearson Elementary School with Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Alexander City spends per student$12,834 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,834
- The largest public schools in AlabamaJim Pearson Elementary School is the number 101 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#101 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.17.2:1
- 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 Jim Pearson Elementary School
How many students attend Jim Pearson Elementary School?
704 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 772 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alexander City, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Jim Pearson Elementary School?
17.2 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 Jim Pearson Elementary School a Title I school?
Jim Pearson Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Jim Pearson Elementary School in?
Alexander City, NCES district ID 0100030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010003000004 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.