Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center
Public middle school, grades 4 to 8 · Jacksonville, Florida
Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center in Jacksonville, Florida enrolled 67 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 5.6 students per teacher against the Florida middle-school median of 19.2. It ran a schoolwide 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 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
82 students in 2022-23, 74 students in 2023-24, 67 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 12.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 82 | 11.0 | 7.5 |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 12.0 | 6.2 |
| 2024-25 | 67 | 12.0 | 5.6 |
5.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Florida middle schools
Among the 562 Florida middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.2; the national median for middle 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 57 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center enrolled 57 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 121 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 57 of the 57 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions121
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
82.1% of students were Black, 7.5% Hispanic, 6.0% White in 2024-25.
- Black82.1%
- Hispanic7.5%
- White6.0%
- Two or more races4.5%
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.
Middle schools in Jacksonville
25 public middle schools in Jacksonville report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandarin Middle School | 1,118 | 21.9 | 27.6% |
| Kernan Middle School | 1,086 | 18.7 | 38.2% |
| James Weldon Johnson College Prepartory Middle School | 980 | 22.8 | 23.6% |
| Lavilla School of the Arts | 972 | 19.8 | 24.9% |
| Charger Academy | 961 | 25.3 | 70.8% |
| Twin Lakes Academy Middle School | 914 | 19.9 | 43.8% |
| Julia Landon College Preparatory & Leadership Development Sc | 895 | 22.9 | 14.4% |
| Westside Middle School | 893 | 22.3 | 62.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center
- Springfield Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.5 miles away: 850 students, 21.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Matthew W. Gilbert Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 555 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center with Springfield Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Duval County Public Schools spends per student$11,670 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,670
- The largest public schools in FloridaMattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center is the number 563 by size of 571 Florida middle schools open in 2024-25.#563 of 571
- Florida schools by students per teacher5.6 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 19.2 for middle schools.5.6:1
- 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 Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center
How many students attend Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center?
67 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 82 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Jacksonville, FL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center?
5.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for middle schools is 19.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center a Title I school?
Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Mattie V Rutherford Alt Ed Center in?
Duval County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120048000629 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.