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Alabama Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data

Overview

Public Schools Overview Alabama School Districts by City
Number Of Students 732,782
Number Of Alabama Schools 1,559
Number Of Alabama School Districts 183
Spending Per Student $11,432

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
47%
47%
46%
45%
43%
42%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
47%
45%
45%
43%
44%
42%
58%
47%
45%
45%
43%
44%
42%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 54.8% 48.6%
Black 32.9% 15.9%
Hispanic 9.7% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.1% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 53.2% 49.0%
English Language Learners 3.8% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 13.2% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17.3
16.0
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Alabama Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 5,039,877 331,888,310
Population Density (per sq. mile) 99 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.9% 5.9%
5-19 Years Old 19.2% 19.3%
20-44 Years Old 31.8% 33.2%
45-64 Years Old 26.2% 25.6%
65 Or Older 16.9% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 1,902,983 119,654,414
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.4% 88.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.7% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 10.8% 17.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.8% 16.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.4% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 12.8% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,769 $4,227,659,961 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $664 $486,792,907 5.8%
Staff $422 $308,892,263 3.7%
General Administration $258 $189,390,330 2.3%
School Administration $631 $462,467,614 5.5%
Operation $983 $720,343,822 8.6%
Transportation $528 $386,591,766 4.6%
Other $237 $173,501,421 2.1%
Total Support $3,723 $2,728,055,476 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,940 $1,421,413,468 17.0%
Total Expenditures $11,432 $8,377,093,910 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%