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Kate D Smith Dar Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6077 Main St
Grant, AL 35747
Phone
(256) 728-2226
District
Marshall County
County
MARSHALL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
585
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

7

(10 is best)

Better than 67.2% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Kate D Smith Dar Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
48%
59%
53%
44%
43%
52%
48%
59%
53%
44%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
45%
51%
54%
30%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
16
18
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 68 11.6%
Kindergarten 106 18.1%
Grade 1 123 21.0%
Grade 2 104 17.8%
Grade 3 98 16.8%
Grade 4 86 14.7%
Total 585 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.3% 68.7% 53.8%
Black 0.9% 1.5% 32.8%
Hispanic 4.3% 28.7% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.4% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.4% 56.2% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 37.4% 51.3% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 4.9% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 49,350 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 101.0 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.3% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,380 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.6% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.3% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.2% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.5% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.1% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.7% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.5% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 9.2% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,040 $35,942,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $716 $4,258,000 6.2%
Staff $381 $2,267,000 3.3%
General Administration $384 $2,287,000 3.3%
School Administration $663 $3,944,000 5.7%
Operation $1,052 $6,261,000 9.1%
Transportation $657 $3,909,000 5.7%
Other $221 $1,318,000 1.9%
Total Support $4,074 $24,244,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,459 $8,680,000 12.6%
Total Expenditures $11,572 $68,866,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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