School district · Alabama

Covington County

Covington County in Alabama: 8 public schools with 3,028 students and 16.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,639 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 8
Students: 3,028
Students per teacher: 16.1; AL 17.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,639; AL $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 188
Counselors (FTE): 7.0
Students per counselor: 433; AL 400 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 7.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Alabama: 60%

67%proficient

+4.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in Alabama

Median 59% · 151 school districts compared

1,325 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alabama: 35%

39%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Alabama

Median 32% · 151 school districts compared

1,330 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$8.6K15

$8.8K16

$9.2K17

$9.7K18

$9.7K19

$9.7K20

$10.5K21

$11.8K22

$11.8K23

$12.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $7.6M
State: 60% · $29M
Local: 24% · $11.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,370
Support services: $4,541
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $3.5M
Long-term debt: $3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Fleeta SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	170	12.1	—	50%	Opp
Straughn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	569	15.8	82%	49%	Andalusia
WS Harlan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	293	15.9	53%	42%	Lockhart
Straughn Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	287	17.9	84%	60%	Andalusia
Florala High SchoolFree meals for all	7–12	233	16.6	56%	8.0%	Florala
Straughn High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	433	16.7	—	—	Andalusia
Pleasant Home SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	508	17.5	63%	30%	Andalusia
Red Level SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	535	15.7	52%	32%	Red Level

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 807 C C Baker Ave, Andalusia, AL 36421
Phone: (334)222-7571

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.