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309 Williamson Dr

Pell City, AL 35125

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Tel: (205)338-2825

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Duran Junior High School serves 328 students in grades 8.
The student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is higher than the AL average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 44%.
Duran Junior High School operates within the Pell City School District.

School Overview

The student population of 328 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 16 teachers has declined by 27% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades: 8
Total Students	328 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	16 teachers

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 21:1 has increased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity scoreThe 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. of 0.25 is less than the state average of 0.58. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	21:1	18:1

Asian	n/a	1%

Hispanic	2%	6%

Black	12%	33%

White	86%	56%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	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.	0.25	0.58

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.	42%	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.	7%	5%

District Comparison

Pell City School District's student population of 4,067 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The revenue/student of $9,114 in this district is less than the state average of $9,721. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $8,825 is less than the state average of $10,229. The district spending/student has declined by 5% over four years.

School District Name	Pell City School District
Number of Schools Managed	9	6
Number of Students Managed	4,067	2,879

District Total Revenue	$38 MM	$28 MM

District Spending	$36 MM	$29 MM

District Revenue / Student	$9,114	$9,721

District Spending / Student	$8,825	$10,229

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, AL Dept. of Education

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