Priceville Junior High School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Decatur, Alabama

Priceville Junior High School in Decatur, Alabama enrolled 483 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the Alabama middle-school median of 18.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

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 held steady

528 students in 2022-23, 510 students in 2023-24, 483 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.9 to 26.0.

Students enrolled at Priceville Junior High School by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 48302004006002022-235282023-245102024-25483
Students enrolled at Priceville Junior High School by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 48302004006002022-235282023-245102024-25483
Students enrolled at Priceville Junior High School by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 48302004006002022-235282023-245102024-25483
Students enrolled at Priceville Junior High School by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 510, 2024-25: 48302004006002022-235282023-245102024-25483
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352825.920.4
2023-2451025.420.1
2024-2548326.018.6

18.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 Alabama middle schools

Among the 258 Alabama middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 18.6; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 18.6; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 18.6; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; This school 18.6; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.6state median 18.0U.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 524 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Priceville Junior High School enrolled 524 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 524 of the 524 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent7.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.4% of students were White, 6.8% Hispanic, 2.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.4%
  2. Hispanic6.8%
  3. Two or more races2.7%
  4. Asian1.7%
  5. Black1.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Priceville Junior High School scored proficient or above: 60% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2260%47%47.3%
Math, 2022-2340%28% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Decatur

3 public middle schools in Decatur report 2024-25 enrollment; Priceville Junior High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Decatur Middle School81816.063.6%
Austin Middle School72714.764.8%
Priceville Junior High School48318.631.3%

All public schools in Decatur →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Priceville Junior High School

  1. Decatur Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 6.3 miles away: 818 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
  2. Hartselle Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.6 miles away: 553 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
  3. Compare Priceville Junior High School with Decatur Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Morgan County Schools spends per student$11,920 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,920
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaPriceville Junior High School is the number 117 by size of 260 Alabama middle schools open in 2024-25.#117 of 260
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 18.0 for middle schools.18.6:1
  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 Priceville Junior High School

  1. How many students attend Priceville Junior High School?
    483 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 528 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Decatur, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Priceville Junior High School?
    18.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for middle schools is 18.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Priceville Junior High School a Title I school?
    Priceville Junior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Priceville Junior High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Priceville Junior High School scored proficient or above: 60% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Priceville Junior High School in?
    Morgan County Schools, NCES district ID 0102480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010248001871 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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