School district · Alabama
Cullman County
Cullman County in Alabama: 27 public schools with 9,901 students and 18.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,494 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 27
- Students
- 9,901
- Students per teacher
- 18.0
- AL 17.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $12,494
- 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)
- 550
- Counselors (FTE)
- 22.5
- Students per counselor
- 440
- AL 400 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 24.0
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%65%proficient
+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in Alabama
Median 59% · 151 school districts compared
4,342 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Alabama: 35%36%proficient
+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in Alabama
Median 32% · 151 school districts compared
4,372 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.
- Federal
- 13% · $19.5M
- State
- 60% · $92M
- Local
- 27% · $42.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,054
- Support services
- $4,638
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $16.5M
- Long-term debt
- $28.6M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cold Springs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 500 | 16.9 | 75% | 43% |
Fairview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 601 | 18.7 | 70% | 37% |
Good Hope Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 393 | 18.7 | 72% | 41% |
Good Hope Primary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 401 | 15.1 | — | — |
Hanceville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 648 | 18.5 | 62% | 35% |
Harmony SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 337 | 15.3 | 65% | 35% |
Holly Pond Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–8 | 634 | 20.1 | 68% | 31% |
Parkside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 379 | 17.2 | 60% | 45% |
Vinemont Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 487 | 16.8 | 77% | 44% |
Welti Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 218 | 16.7 | — | — |
West Point Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–3 | 496 | 19.0 | 65% | 43% |
West Point Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 4–5 | 250 | 21.5 | 71% | 61% |
Fairview Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 291 | 20.3 | 68% | 30% |
Good Hope Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 378 | 19.4 | 56% | 33% |
Hanceville Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 284 | 16.8 | 49% | 24% |
Vinemont Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 225 | 17.3 | 65% | 34% |
West Point Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 397 | 18.9 | 65% | 37% |
Cold Springs High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 235 | 17.6 | — | — |
Cullman Area Resource EducationAlternativeFree meals for all | 6–12 | — | — | — | — |
Cullman Area Technology AcademyCareer and technical | 9–12 | — | — | — | — |
Fairview High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 512 | 19.9 | — | — |
Good Hope High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 485 | 20.4 | — | — |
Hanceville High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 363 | 19.0 | — | — |
Holly Pond High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 278 | 15.9 | — | — |
Vinemont High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 348 | 17.4 | — | — |
West Point High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 591 | 20.4 | — | — |
Cullman Child Development CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all | K–12 | 170 | 11.3 | — | — |
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.
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.
Sources
- Address
- 402 Arnold St NE, Cullman, AL 35055
- Phone
- (256)734-2933
- 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.