Gulf Shores City
Gulf Shores City is a public school district based in Gulf Shores, Alabama, serving 2,748 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #73 of the 129 Alabama districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 916 students each, more than the Alabama median of 452. It spends about $10,484 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.2 students per teacher.
How Gulf Shores City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gulf Shores City | Alabama median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,484 | $10,671 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,201 | $6,303 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $35.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 160 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 269 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 17.1 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 550 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Road CityMontgomery | 2,822 | 4 | $8,510 | 17.9 | #70 |
| Geneva CountyGeneva | 2,814 | 10 | $10,209 | 17.3 | #72 |
| Gulf Shores CityGulf Shores · this district | 2,748 | 3 | $10,484 | 17.2 | #73 |
| Butler CountyGreenville | 2,699 | 7 | $10,067 | 17.9 | #74 |
| Chickasaw CityChickasaw | 2,679 | 5 | n/a | 41.9 | #75 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre School District 32-2Pierre, SD | 2,749 | $9,900 | 16.5 |
| Sparta Area School DistrictSparta, WI | 2,749 | $13,824 | 12.4 |
| Spartanburg 03Spartanburg, SC | 2,748 | $14,110 | 14.5 |
| Gaylord Community SchoolsGaylord, MI | 2,747 | $11,887 | 17.4 |
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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