School district · Alabama

Florence City

Florence City in Alabama: 9 public schools with 4,574 students and 15.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,463 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
4,574
Students per teacher
15.9
AL 17.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,463
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)
288
Counselors (FTE)
16.0
Students per counselor
286
AL 400 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 8.0

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%

62%proficient

+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in Alabama

Median 59% · 151 school districts compared

1,943 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alabama: 35%

42%proficient

+4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 75% of school districts in Alabama

Median 32% · 151 school districts compared

1,952 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
$10.4K15
$10.9K16
$10.8K17
$11.4K18
$12.5K19
$11.6K20
$12.4K21
$13.3K22
$14.4K23
$15.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $12.2M
State
44% · $40M
Local
43% · $38.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,923
Support services
$5,647
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.5M
Long-term debt
$55.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Forest Hills SchoolFree meals for all
K–590614.478%60%
Harlan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–542611.859%35%
Hibbett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–648913.352%41%
Pre-K–6187—93%61%
Weeden Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–547715.160%46%
Florence Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–866317.353%28%
Florence Freshman CenterFree meals for all
932516.4——
Florence High SchoolFree meals for all
10–121,10117.6——
6–12————

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
102 S Court Street, Florence, AL 35630
Phone
(256)768-3000
Website