Alexander City
Alexander City is a public school district based in Alexander City, Alabama, serving 2,836 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #69 of the 129 Alabama districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 47% of them. Its schools average 567 students each, more than the Alabama median of 452. It spends about $10,650 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.3 students per teacher.
How Alexander City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Alexander City | Alabama median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,650 | $10,671 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,017 | $6,303 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $41.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $40.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 164 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 302 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 17.1 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 405 | 399 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Alabama median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Alabama
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander CityAlexander City · this district | 2,836 | 5 | $10,650 | 17.3 | #69 |
| Pike Road CityMontgomery | 2,822 | 4 | $8,510 | 17.9 | #70 |
| Tallapoosa CountyDadeville | 2,822 | 6 | $10,671 | 18.2 | #71 |
| Geneva CountyGeneva | 2,814 | 10 | $10,209 | 17.3 | #72 |
| Gulf Shores CityGulf Shores | 2,748 | 3 | $10,484 | 17.2 | #73 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| GloucesterGloucester, MA | 2,838 | $22,148 | 11.0 |
| Mineola Union Free School DistrictGarden City Park, NY | 2,837 | $30,157 | 11.3 |
| North Wasco County School District 21The Dalles, OR | 2,835 | $12,862 | 16.9 |
| Kearsley Community School DistrictFlint, MI | 2,834 | $10,869 | 16.5 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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