District profile / Alabama

Winston County

Double Springs, Alabama · Public school district · #84 of 129 Alabama districts by enrollment

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2,309

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,254

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% above the Alabama median

17.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Alabama median 17.1

Winston County is a public school district based in Double Springs, Alabama, serving 2,309 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #84 of the 129 Alabama districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 35% of them. Its schools average 231 students each, fewer than the Alabama median of 452. It spends about $11,254 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Alabama median. It has roughly 17.1 students per teacher.

How Winston County compares

Winston CountyAlabama median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,254

Alabama median $10,671 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,256

Alabama median $6,303 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school231

Alabama median 452 · 49% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher17.1

Alabama median 17.1 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor330

Alabama median 399 · 17% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 58%Local 25%

Measure	Winston County	Alabama median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,254	$10,671	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,256	$6,303	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	135	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	276	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	17.1	17.1	2024-25
Students per counselor	330	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Winston CountyDouble Springs · this district	2,309	10	$11,254	17.1	#84
Selma CitySelma	2,301	11	$11,658	17.8	#85
Dallas CountySelma	2,283	12	$13,597	17.6	#86
Leeds CityLeeds	2,271	4	$9,936	18.3	#87
Fayette CountyFayette	2,268	6	$10,387	16.6	#88

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Preston Joint DistrictPreston, ID	2,311	$7,933	20.6
Marquardt School District 15Glendale Hts, IL	2,310	$20,914	11.0
Union CountyLake Butler, FL	2,309	$9,621	15.1
Canton ISDCanton, TX	2,309	$9,200	13.9

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-al-winston-county