School district · Alabama

Pickens County

Pickens County in Alabama: 7 public schools with 2,210 students and 19.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,042 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
2,210
Students per teacher
19.7
AL 17.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,042
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)
112
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
316
AL 400 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

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%

54%proficient

+7.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in Alabama

Median 59% · 151 school districts compared

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

Math

Alabama: 35%

23%proficient

+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in Alabama

Median 32% · 151 school districts compared

983 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
$9.3K15
$9.5K16
$9.5K17
$10.1K18
$10.4K19
$10.8K20
$11.4K21
$12.6K22
$13.3K23
$15.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
25% · $10M
State
57% · $22.9M
Local
18% · $7.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,309
Support services
$5,760
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.9M
Long-term debt
$8.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–641518.942%18%
Gordo Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–654518.477%44%
Reform Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–417415.542%15%
Aliceville High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1233826.833%4.3%
Gordo High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1247321.953%21%
10–12————
Pickens County High SchoolFree meals for all
5–1226517.545%4.2%

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
377 Ladow Center Circle, Carrollton, AL 35447
Phone
(205)367-2080
Website