Public schools in Boaz, AL
Boaz has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,373 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Boaz City School System runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Boaz's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Boaz | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boaz City School System | 5 | 2,471 | $12,317 |
| Etowah County Board of Education | 2 | 8,702 | $11,215 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Boaz, 721 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boaz High School | 721 | 17.6 | 64.6% | Boaz City School System |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Boaz, 583 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boaz Middle School | 583 | 18.1 | 70.2% | Boaz City School System |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 elementary schools in Boaz, 2,069 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boaz Elementary School | 513 | 17.1 | 58.1% | Boaz City School System |
| Corley Elementary School | 429 | 18.3 | 71.6% | Boaz City School System |
| Whitesboro Elementary School | 423 | 18.4 | 42.8% | Etowah County Board of Education |
| Boaz Intermediate School | 361 | 17.7 | 68.7% | Boaz City School System |
| Carlisle Elementary School | 343 | 15.6 | 68.8% | Etowah County Board of Education |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Boaz's public schools compare with Alabama's
The median Boaz school has 17.7 students per full-time teacher, more than the Alabama median of 17.1. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 0% across the state. Its median school enrolls 429 students (state 477).
| Boaz | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 17.7 | 17.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 429 | 477 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 0% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 81% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Boaz schools and the 1,357 Alabama schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Boaz
- Boaz City School SystemRuns 5 of Boaz's 7 public schools and spent $12,317 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,317
- Boaz High School, the largest high school in Boaz721 students in 2024-25, 17.6 per teacher.721
- Compare Boaz City School System with Etowah County Board of EducationBoaz's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in AlabamaAlabama's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Boaz addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Alabama
- Birmingham59 schools
- Mobile57 schools
- Montgomery51 schools
- Huntsville47 schools
- Tuscaloosa23 schools
- Decatur20 schools
- Dothan17 schools
- Cullman16 schools
Questions about schools in Boaz
How many public schools are in Boaz, AL?
7 public schools with an address in Boaz were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,373 students.What is the largest high school in Boaz?
Boaz High School, with 721 students in 2024-25 (Boaz City School System).Which districts run Boaz's schools?
Boaz City School System (5 schools), Etowah County Board of Education (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25