School district · Alabama
Walker County
Walker County in Alabama: 19 public schools with 7,091 students and 17.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,877 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 19
- Students
- 7,091
- Students per teacher
- 17.7
- AL 17.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $13,877
- 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)
- 402
- Counselors (FTE)
- 16.0
- Students per counselor
- 443
- AL 400 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 15.0
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%61%proficient
+4.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Alabama
Median 59% · 151 school districts compared
2,893 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Alabama: 35%31%proficient
+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 56% of school districts in Alabama
Median 32% · 151 school districts compared
2,890 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.
- Federal
- 17% · $20.6M
- State
- 60% · $72M
- Local
- 23% · $27.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,347
- Support services
- $5,685
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $6.2M
- Long-term debt
- $27.3M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 475 | 19.8 | 63% | 34% |
Cordova Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–4 | 321 | 16.1 | 75% | 48% |
Curry Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 550 | 18.3 | 65% | 36% |
Lupton Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 448 | 16.6 | 84% | 48% |
Oakman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 356 | 18.3 | 62% | 34% |
Parrish ElementaryMiddle SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 288 | 14.4 | 56% | 44% |
Sumiton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 720 | 15.3 | 61% | 44% |
Valley Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 602 | 18.8 | 62% | 33% |
Bankhead Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 298 | 17.5 | 67% | 40% |
Curry Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 353 | 18.1 | 59% | 23% |
Oakman Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 249 | 19.2 | 54% | 19% |
Sumiton Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 476 | 19.8 | 45% | 13% |
Carbon Hill High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 349 | 17.5 | — | — |
Cordova High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 451 | 19.2 | — | — |
Curry High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 364 | 16.9 | — | — |
Dora High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 476 | 17.6 | — | — |
Oakman High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 315 | 20.3 | — | — |
Walker County Center Of TechnologyCareer and technical | 10–12 | — | — | — | — |
Walker County Schools 180 ProgramAlternativeFree meals for all | K–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
- 1710 Alabama Av, Jasper, AL 35501
- Phone
- (205)387-0555
- 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).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.