Public schools in Guntersville, AL
Guntersville has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,584 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Guntersville City Schools runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Guntersville's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Guntersville | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guntersville City Schools | 4 | 1,851 | $13,313 |
| Marshall County School District | 2 | 5,951 | $13,172 |
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.
2 high schools in Guntersville, 1,052 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guntersville High School | 556 | 15.0 | 45.3% | Guntersville City Schools |
| Brindlee Mountain High School | 496 | 16.0 | 58.5% | Marshall County |
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 Guntersville, 381 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guntersville Middle School | 381 | 17.4 | 49.1% | Guntersville City Schools |
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.
3 elementary schools in Guntersville, 1,151 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guntersville Elementary School | 486 | 15.7 | 46.7% | Guntersville City Schools |
| Cherokee Elementary School | 387 | 19.4 | 45.5% | Guntersville City Schools |
| Brindlee Mountain Primary School | 278 | 17.8 | 69.8% | Marshall County |
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 Guntersville's public schools compare with Alabama's
The median Guntersville school has 16.7 students per full-time teacher, about the same as 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 437 students (state 477).
| Guntersville | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.7 | 17.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 437 | 477 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 0% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 33% | 81% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Guntersville 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 Guntersville
- Guntersville City SchoolsRuns 4 of Guntersville's 6 public schools and spent $13,313 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,313
- Guntersville High School, the largest high school in Guntersville556 students in 2024-25, 15.0 per teacher.556
- Compare Guntersville City Schools with Marshall County School DistrictGuntersville'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 Guntersville 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.
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- Dothan17 schools
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Questions about schools in Guntersville
How many public schools are in Guntersville, AL?
6 public schools with an address in Guntersville were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,584 students.What is the largest high school in Guntersville?
Guntersville High School, with 556 students in 2024-25 (Guntersville City Schools).Which districts run Guntersville's schools?
Guntersville City Schools (4 schools), Marshall County School District (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