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Clifton Middle School

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Tel: (540)863-1726

Clifton Middle School serves 531 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the VA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 49%.
Clifton Middle School operates within the Alleghany County School District.

The student population of 531 students has declined by 20% over five years.
The teacher population of 49 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 has decreased from 13:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.19 is less than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(VA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	11:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	6%

Hispanic	1%	14%

Black	6%	23%

White	90%	51%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	5%

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.	0.19	0.42

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.	40%	34%

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.	9%	6%

Alleghany County School District's student population of 2,330 students has decreased by 10% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,685 is higher than the state average of $11,380. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $13,228 is higher than the state average of $11,077. The district spending/student has grown by 15% over four years.

School District Name	Alleghany County School District
Number of Schools Managed	5	4
Number of Students Managed	2,330	3,627

District Total Revenue	$29 MM	$41 MM

District Spending	$33 MM	$40 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,685	$11,380

District Spending / Student	$13,228	$11,077

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