School district · Alabama
Etowah County
Etowah County in Alabama: 24 public schools with 8,739 students and 17.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,939 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 24
- Students
- 8,739
- Students per teacher
- 17.4
- AL 17.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $11,939
- 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)
- 502
- Counselors (FTE)
- 24.5
- Students per counselor
- 357
- AL 400 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 19.0
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%69%proficient
+5.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 74% of school districts in Alabama
Median 59% · 151 school districts compared
3,679 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Alabama: 35%37%proficient
+5.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 63% of school districts in Alabama
Median 32% · 151 school districts compared
3,690 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
- 16% · $20.5M
- State
- 65% · $82.4M
- Local
- 19% · $23.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $6,650
- Support services
- $4,218
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $7.1M
- Long-term debt
- $43.2M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Etowah County Special Education Learning CenterSpecial education | Pre-K | 1 | — | — | — |
Carlisle Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 343 | 15.6 | 64% | 24% |
Duck Springs Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 207 | 15.9 | 49% | 44% |
Gaston Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 290 | 15.9 | 45% | 41% |
Glencoe Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 397 | 15.9 | 77% | 47% |
Highland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 216 | 18.0 | 44% | 24% |
Hokes Bluff Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 610 | 16.5 | 77% | 46% |
Ivalee Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 200 | 16.4 | — | 51% |
John S Jones Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 745 | 16.2 | 80% | 71% |
Southside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 585 | 17.2 | 84% | 57% |
West End Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 390 | 17.7 | 51% | 28% |
Whitesboro Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 423 | 18.4 | 78% | 60% |
Glencoe Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 272 | 16.7 | 71% | 21% |
Hokes Bluff Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 253 | 16.3 | 63% | 33% |
Rainbow Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 634 | 20.4 | 68% | 26% |
Sardis Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 381 | 19.2 | 59% | 23% |
Career Technical CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | — | — | — | — |
Gaston High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 380 | 19.0 | 53% | 5.7% |
Glencoe High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 300 | 17.7 | — | — |
Hokes Bluff High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 371 | 17.5 | — | — |
Sardis High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 546 | 16.9 | — | — |
Southside High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 825 | 19.1 | — | — |
West End High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 370 | 17.7 | 63% | 18% |
The Etowah County Refocus CenterAlternative | 4–12 | — | — | — | — |
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
- 401 Broad Street, Gadsden, AL 35901
- Phone
- (256)549-7560
- 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.