Hoover City
Hoover City is a public school district based in Hoover, Alabama, serving 13,632 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 129 Alabama districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 92% of them. Its schools average 757 students each, more than the Alabama median of 452. It spends about $12,118 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% more than the Alabama median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.
How Hoover City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Hoover City | Alabama median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,118 | $10,671 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,646 | $6,303 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $192.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $202.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 939 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,606 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 17.1 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 379 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone CountyAthens | 16,497 | 16 | $7,712 | 31.5 | #10 |
| Hoover CityHoover · this district | 13,632 | 18 | $12,118 | 14.5 | #11 |
| Madison CityMadison | 13,046 | 13 | $10,598 | 16.9 | #12 |
| Elmore CountyWetumpka | 11,741 | 17 | $9,371 | 18.3 | #13 |
| Tuscaloosa CityTuscaloosa | 11,230 | 21 | $11,277 | 17.1 | #14 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tippecanoe School CorporationLafayette, IN | 13,663 | $8,760 | 15.9 |
| Lawton Public SchoolsLawton, OK | 13,642 | $11,219 | 16.1 |
| Waukegan CUSD 60Waukegan, IL | 13,640 | $19,798 | 12.6 |
| Apple Valley UnifiedApple Valley, CA | 13,639 | $11,653 | 23.0 |
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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