Tipton Durant Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Selma, Alabama
Tipton Durant Middle School in Selma, Alabama enrolled 176 students in 2024-25 with 7.3 full-time teachers, 24.0 students per teacher against the Alabama middle-school median of 18.0. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%
185 students in 2022-23, 182 students in 2023-24, 176 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.3 to 7.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 185 | 10.3 | 17.9 |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 7.3 | 24.8 |
| 2024-25 | 176 | 7.3 | 24.0 |
24.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 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.
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 223 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tipton Durant Middle School enrolled 223 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 223 of the 223 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.6% of students were Black, 4.0% of two or more races, 2.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black92.6%
- Two or more races4.0%
- Hispanic2.3%
- White1.1%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Tipton Durant Middle School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 10‑14% | 22% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 6% (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 Selma
3 public middle schools in Selma report 2024-25 enrollment; Tipton Durant Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| The RBHudson STEAM Academy | 279 | 13.0 | 93.2% |
| Tipton Durant Middle School | 176 | 24.0 | 92.6% |
| School Of Discovery Genesis Center | 172 | 18.1 | 90.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Tipton Durant Middle School
- School Of Discovery Genesis CenterThe nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 172 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- The RBHudson STEAM AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 279 students, 13.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Compare Tipton Durant Middle School with School Of Discovery Genesis CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dallas County School District spends per student$17,801 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,801
- The largest public schools in AlabamaTipton Durant Middle School is the number 246 by size of 260 Alabama middle schools open in 2024-25.#246 of 260
- Alabama schools by students per teacher24.0 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 18.0 for middle schools.24.0:1
- 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 Tipton Durant Middle School
How many students attend Tipton Durant Middle School?
176 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 185 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Selma, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tipton Durant Middle School?
24.0 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.Is Tipton Durant Middle School a Title I school?
Tipton Durant Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Tipton Durant Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Tipton Durant Middle School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less 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.What district is Tipton Durant Middle School in?
Dallas County School District, NCES district ID 0101110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010111000408 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.