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Challenger Middle School

13555 Chaney Thompson Rd

Tel: (256)428-7620

Challenger Middle School serves 512 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is lower than the AL average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 44%.
Challenger Middle School operates within the Huntsville City School District.

The student population of 512 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 30 teachers has declined by 18% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has increased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.51 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	18:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	3%	1%

Hispanic	5%	6%

Black	17%	33%

White	68%	56%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	7%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.51	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	30%	47%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	4%	5%

Huntsville City School District's student population of 23,199 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,413 is higher than the state average of $9,721. The district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,863 is higher than the state average of $10,229. The district spending/student has grown by 13% over four years.

School District Name	Huntsville City School District
Number of Schools Managed	41	6
Number of Students Managed	23,199	2,879

District Total Revenue	$270 MM	$28 MM

District Spending	$304 MM	$29 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,413	$9,721

District Spending / Student	$12,863	$10,229

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