School district · Alabama

Sylacauga City

Sylacauga City in Alabama: 4 public schools with 1,976 students and 16.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,882 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,976
Students per teacher
16.5
AL 17.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,882
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)
120
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
329
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%

57%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 59% · 151 school districts compared

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

Math

Alabama: 35%

27%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in Alabama

Median 32% · 151 school districts compared

866 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
$9.5K15
$9.7K16
$9.9K17
$9.8K18
$10.1K19
$10.2K20
$10.2K21
$12.0K22
$12.5K23
$13.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $4.7M
State
62% · $19.7M
Local
24% · $7.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,000
Support services
$4,948
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2M
Long-term debt
$5.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–247716.4——
Pinecrest Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–542620.360%31%
NicholsLawson Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–844615.454%23%
Sylacauga High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1262715.4——

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
43 N Broadway Avenue, Sylacauga, AL 35150
Phone
(256)245-5256
Website