School district · Alabama
Shelby County
Shelby County in Alabama: 33 public schools with 20,638 students and 16.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,425 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 33
- Students
- 20,638
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- AL 17.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $13,425
- 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)
- 1,278
- Counselors (FTE)
- 50.5
- Students per counselor
- 409
- AL 400 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 34.0
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.
$9.5K15
$9.3K16
$9.7K17
$9.8K18
$10.2K19
$10.2K20
$11.0K21
$11.3K22
$12.4K23
$13.4K24
- Federal
- 7.0% · $24.4M
- State
- 53% · $185.7M
- Local
- 40% · $140.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,683
- Support services
- $5,004
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $32.9M
- Long-term debt
- $137.1M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 16Middle schools: 7High schools: 9Other schools: 1
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| K–2 | 766 | 18.2 | |
| 3–5 | 747 | 15.0 | |
| K–5 | 891 | 16.2 | |
| K–5 | 534 | 16.6 | |
| K–5 | 606 | 16.8 | |
| K–2 | 778 | 17.3 | |
| 3–5 | 955 | 18.0 | |
| Pre-K–3 | 563 | 16.0 | |
| K–5 | 758 | 15.2 | |
| K–5 | 498 | 16.3 | |
| Pre-K–3 | 675 | 16.1 | |
| 4–5 | 636 | 17.0 | |
STAR Program ElementaryAlternative | Pre-K–5 | — | — |
| Pre-K–5 | 242 | 13.2 | |
| Pre-K–5 | 397 | 16.3 | |
| Pre-K–5 | 229 | 14.1 | |
| 6–8 | 767 | 16.9 | |
| 6–8 | 831 | 17.9 | |
| 6–8 | 428 | 14.6 | |
| 6–8 | 957 | 18.2 | |
| 6–8 | 346 | 11.3 | |
| 6–8 | 1,168 | 18.5 | |
STAR Program MiddleAlternative | 6–8 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,018 | 17.9 | |
Career Technical Education CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,235 | 17.0 | |
| 9–12 | 1,383 | 17.6 | |
| 9–12 | 485 | 13.9 | |
New DirectionAlternative | 6–12 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,648 | 18.5 | |
| 9–12 | 572 | 14.1 | |
| 6–12 | 447 | 11.5 | |
Linda Nolen Learning CenterSpecial education | Pre-K–12 | 78 | 5.2 |
Sources
- Address
- 410 E College St, Columbiana, AL 35051
- Phone
- (205)682-7000
- 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).