Elmore County Board of Education

Listed by NCES as Elmore County (district ID 0101290)

Public school district · Elmore County · Alabama · NCES district ID 0101290

Elmore County Board of Education spent $10,918 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 95% of the other Alabama districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,720). Its 16 schools enrolled 11,741 students in 2024-25; 59.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,174 per student, up 11.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (Alabama: 90%).

Spending per student among Alabama districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Elmore County Board of Education in enrollment (8,745 to 13,557 students) and Elmore County Board of Education itself.

Current spending per student, Alabama districts closest in size to Elmore County Board of Education, FY23Decatur City $14,832; Hoover City Schools $14,273; Tuscaloosa City $14,227; Lee County Schools $12,566; Auburn City Schools $12,136; Cullman County Schools $11,821; Madison City Schools $11,575; Autauga County $11,214; Elmore County Board of Education $10,918; St. Clair County Schools $10,686; State median, 1,000+ students $12,720.8k10k12k14k16kDecatur City$14,832Hoover City Schools$14,273Tuscaloosa City$14,227Lee County Schools$12,566Auburn City Schools$12,136Cullman County Schools$11,821Madison City Schools$11,575Autauga County$11,214Elmore County Board of Educati…$10,918St. Clair County Schools$10,686State median, 1,000+ students $12,720
Current spending per student, Alabama districts closest in size to Elmore County Board of Education, FY23Decatur City $14,832; Hoover City Schools $14,273; Tuscaloosa City $14,227; Lee County Schools $12,566; Auburn City Schools $12,136; Cullman County Schools $11,821; Madison City Schools $11,575; Autauga County $11,214; Elmore County Board of Education $10,918; St. Clair County Schools $10,686; State median, 1,000+ students $12,720.8k10k12k14k16kDecatur City$14,832Hoover City Schools$14,273Tuscaloosa City$14,227Lee County Schools$12,566Auburn City Schools$12,136Cullman County Schools$11,821Madison City Schools$11,575Autauga County$11,214Elmore County Board of Education$10,918St. Clair County Schools$10,686State median, 1,000+ students $12,720
Current spending per student, Alabama districts closest in size to Elmore County Board of Education, FY23Decatur City $14,832; Hoover City Schools $14,273; Tuscaloosa City $14,227; Lee County Schools $12,566; Auburn City Schools $12,136; Cullman County Schools $11,821; Madison City Schools $11,575; Autauga County $11,214; Elmore County Board of Education $10,918; St. Clair County Schools $10,686; State median, 1,000+ students $12,720.8k12k16kDecatur City$14,832Hoover City Schools$14,273Tuscaloosa City$14,227Lee County Schools$12,566Auburn City Schools$12,136Cullman County Schools$11,821Madison City Schools$11,575Autauga County$11,214Elmore County Board of Education$10,918St. Clair County Schools$10,686State median, 1,000+ students $12,720
Current spending per student, Alabama districts closest in size to Elmore County Board of Education, FY23Decatur City $14,832; Hoover City Schools $14,273; Tuscaloosa City $14,227; Lee County Schools $12,566; Auburn City Schools $12,136; Cullman County Schools $11,821; Madison City Schools $11,575; Autauga County $11,214; Elmore County Board of Education $10,918; St. Clair County Schools $10,686; State median, 1,000+ students $12,720.8k12k16kDecatur City$14,832Hoover City Schools$14,273Tuscaloosa City$14,227Lee County Schools$12,566Auburn City Schools$12,136Cullman County Schools$11,821Madison City Schools$11,575Autauga County$11,214Elmore County Board of Education$10,918St. Clair County Schools$10,686State median, 1,000+ students $12,720

Where the money came from

$152,905,000 in revenue: 59.5% state, 26.3% local and 14.2% federal. Total spending including $12,213,000 of capital outlay was $153,124,000, or $12,791 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Elmore County Board of Education revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $90,980,000; Local $40,138,000; Federal $21,787,000; total $152,905,000.
  • State$90,980,000 60%
  • Local$40,138,000 26%
  • Federal$21,787,000 14%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 130 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

11,971 students in 2022-23, 11,820 students in 2023-24, 11,741 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Elmore County Board of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,971, 2023-24: 11,820, 2024-25: 11,74105k10k15k2022-2311,9712023-2411,8202024-2511,741
Elmore County Board of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,971, 2023-24: 11,820, 2024-25: 11,74105k10k15k2022-2311,9712023-2411,8202024-2511,741
Elmore County Board of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,971, 2023-24: 11,820, 2024-25: 11,74105k10k15k2022-2311,9712023-2411,8202024-2511,741
Elmore County Board of Education enrollment by school year2022-23: 11,971, 2023-24: 11,820, 2024-25: 11,74105k10k15k2022-2311,9712023-2411,8202024-2511,741

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311,971621.019.3
2023-2411,820619.019.1
2024-2511,741641.018.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$40,020,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,343 per student

Elmore County Board of Education booked $40,020,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 621 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $64,444 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 22 in 100 Alabama districts with a figure (state median $66,861, 140 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Alabama teacher salary at $55,834 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$32,225,00080.5%
Special education$4,728,00011.8%
Vocational$2,443,0006.1%
Other programs$624,0001.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,991 in 2018-19, $3,061 in 2019-20, $3,096 in 2020-21, $3,167 in 2021-22, $3,343 in 2022-23.

Elmore County Board of Education teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,991, 2019-20: $3,061, 2020-21: $3,096, 2021-22: $3,167, 2022-23: $3,34301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9912019-20$3,0612020-21$3,0962021-22$3,1672022-23$3,343
Elmore County Board of Education teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,991, 2019-20: $3,061, 2020-21: $3,096, 2021-22: $3,167, 2022-23: $3,34301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9912019-20$3,0612020-21$3,0962021-22$3,1672022-23$3,343
Elmore County Board of Education teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,991, 2019-20: $3,061, 2020-21: $3,096, 2021-22: $3,167, 2022-23: $3,34301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9912019-20$3,0612020-21$3,0962021-22$3,1672022-23$3,343
Elmore County Board of Education teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,991, 2019-20: $3,061, 2020-21: $3,096, 2021-22: $3,167, 2022-23: $3,34301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9912019-20$3,0612020-21$3,0962021-22$3,1672022-23$3,343

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Elmore County Board of Education scored proficient or above: 54% in reading and 30% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtAlabamaStudents tested
Reading and language arts54%47.3%6,079
Math30%27.2%6,089

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

86% of the 950 students in Elmore County Board of Education's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtAlabama
Four-year graduation rate86%90%
Students in the class95052,928

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

6 elementary schools, 4,497 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Holtville Elementary School87719.939.2%Targeted program
Wetumpka Elementary School86817.453.7%Targeted program
Coosada Elementary School79714.856.5%Targeted program
Redland Elementary School73019.725.9%Not Title I
Eclectic Elementary School68916.845.0%Targeted program
Airport Road Intermediate School53619.157.5%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

5 middle schools, 3,397 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Millbrook Middle School1,07118.257.9%Targeted program
Wetumpka Middle School64718.858.9%Targeted program
Holtville Middle School63218.642.6%Targeted program
Redland Middle School57919.036.3%Not reported
Eclectic Middle School46819.546.8%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 high schools, 3,391 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wetumpka High School1,21918.538.7%Not Title I
Stanhope Elmore High School1,12316.852.2%Not Title I
Holtville High School55517.339.5%Not Title I
Elmore County High School49417.633.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 456 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
EDGE Virtual School45638.058.8%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Elmore County Board of Education

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Elmore County Board of Education

  1. Alabama districts by spending per studentElmore County Board of Education ranks 123 of 130 Alabama districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($10,918).#123 of 130
  2. Every school district in AlabamaElmore County Board of Education is the number 13 by size of 149 Alabama districts, with 11,971 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#13 of 149
  3. Madison City SchoolsThe next larger Alabama district: 12,473 students in fall 2022, $11,575 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,575
  4. Tuscaloosa City School DistrictThe next smaller Alabama district: 11,186 students in fall 2022, $14,227 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,227
  5. Compare Elmore County Board of Education with Madison City SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wetumpka High School, its largest high school1,219 students in 2024-25, 18.5 per teacher.1,219
  7. Teacher salary spending across AlabamaElmore County Board of Education spent $64,444 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $66,861); spending, not a salary.$64,444
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Elmore County Board of Education

  1. How many schools and students are in Elmore County Board of Education?
    16 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 5 middle, 4 high, 1 other), enrolling 11,741 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Elmore County Board of Education spend per student?
    $10,918 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Alabama median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,720 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,174 per student, up 11.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Elmore County Board of Education's money come from?
    $152,905,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.5% state, 26.3% local and 14.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Elmore County Board of Education live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,902 of the 13,321 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.3%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Elmore County Board of Education spend on teacher salaries?
    $40,020,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,343 per student. Divided by the 621 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,444 per teacher, more than 22 in 100 Alabama districts (state median $66,861). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Alabama teacher salary at $55,834 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Elmore County Board of Education do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Elmore County Board of Education scored proficient or above: 54% in reading and 30% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Elmore County Board of Education?
    86% of the 950 students in Elmore County Board of Education's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Elmore County Board of Education's NCES district ID?
    0101290. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25