School district · Alabama

Saraland City

Saraland City in Alabama: 4 public schools with 3,514 students and 17.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,128 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
3,514
Students per teacher
17.6
AL 17.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,128
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)
200
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
502
AL 400 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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%

86%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Alabama

Median 59% · 151 school districts compared

1,535 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alabama: 35%

68%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Alabama

Median 32% · 151 school districts compared

1,535 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
$7.8K15
$8.1K16
$8.4K17
$8.8K18
$9.4K19
$9.6K20
$10.7K21
$12.2K22
$12.3K23
$12.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.9% · $3.8M
State
58% · $31.9M
Local
35% · $19M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,033
Support services
$5,468
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.8M
Long-term debt
$70.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–155716.5——
2–51,03418.389%75%
6–878920.183%62%
9–121,13416.1——

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
4010 Lil Spartan Drive, Saraland, AL 36571
Phone
(251)375-5426
Website