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Samson Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
209 N Broad St
Samson, AL 36477
Phone
(334) 898-2371
District
GENEVA COUNTY
County
GENEVA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
150
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

5

(10 is best)

Better than 48.9% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Samson Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
37%
46%
45%
14%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
30%
50%
43%
13%
18%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
38%
34%
66%
51%
10%
18%
    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
20
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 6 47 31.3%
Grade 7 58 38.7%
Grade 8 45 30.0%
Total 150 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.8% 77.4% 54.3%
Black 8.8% 11.3% 32.9%
Hispanic 12.9% 10.2% 10.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 0.5% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.7% 57.0% 48.6%
Free lunch eligible 65.3% 50.0% 43.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.3% 7.0% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,597 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 41.7 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.4% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.6% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,739 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 84.4% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 13.4% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.2% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.2% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.1% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.3% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.1% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 13.4% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,736 $15,584,712 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $671 $1,823,107 6.3%
Staff $229 $622,193 2.1%
General Administration $385 $1,046,045 3.6%
School Administration $551 $1,497,067 5.2%
Operation $795 $2,160,015 7.5%
Transportation $580 $1,575,860 5.4%
Other $175 $475,475 1.6%
Total Support $3,386 $9,199,762 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,545 $4,197,765 14.5%
Total Expenditures $10,667 $28,982,239 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,852 $4,378,921,181 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $672 $503,210,801 5.9%
Staff $420 $314,426,678 3.7%
General Administration $255 $190,912,687 2.2%
School Administration $638 $477,048,287 5.6%
Operation $962 $719,909,289 8.5%
Transportation $492 $368,218,721 4.3%
Other $242 $181,267,301 2.1%
Total Support $3,682 $2,754,922,689 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,821 $1,362,666,859 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,355 $8,496,484,393 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%