NCES CCD 2024-25 6 schools AL

Best-Resourced Schools in Scottsboro, AL

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6 public K-12 schools in Scottsboro from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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6
Schools
3,043
Students
43.2/100
Avg Resource Index
17.1:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Compact system under staffing pressure

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Scottsboro has more public-school enrollment than 29% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Scottsboro has fewer enrolled students than most listed city systems, but its student-teacher ratio still falls on the more crowded side of the national distribution. That pairing rules out a simple “large city” explanation for the staffing load. Campus size, grade configuration, vacancies, and district boundaries become the more relevant questions; the profiles below expose those fields school by school without turning the ratio into a quality verdict.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Scottsboro's list includes 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 13-point gap between Scottsboro Junior High School and Skyline High School shows the range hidden by Scottsboro's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 71%
School count
Top 79%
Resource Index average
61st percentile
Teacher staffing
33rd percentile

Scottsboro High School accounts for 23.9% of all Scottsboro public-school enrollment

That concentration means Scottsboro-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Scottsboro school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities

Scottsboro school enrollment ranges from 257 students (lowest) to 727 students (highest), a spread of 470 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Scottsboro reports 51.2% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Scottsboro student-teacher ratio is 17.1:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Scottsboro is typically wider than the Scottsboro-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Scottsboro Junior High School 51
2. Thurston T Nelson Elementary School 50
3. Collins Intermediate School 41
4. Scottsboro High School 40
5. Caldwell Elementary School 39
6. Skyline High School 38

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Scottsboro

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Thurston T Nelson Elementary School 41.1/100
  2. 2 Caldwell Elementary School 40.3/100
  3. 3 Scottsboro High School 40.0/100
  4. 4 Scottsboro Junior High School 39.4/100
  5. 5 Collins Intermediate School 38.6/100

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Which Scottsboro school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Scottsboro Junior High School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Scottsboro schools in this federal-data comparison at 51/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Scottsboro, AL? ▼

Scottsboro has 6 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,043 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 17.1:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.