Coffee County vs Jefferson County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Coffee County Jefferson County
Location Elba, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama
Total Enrollment 2,846 35,951
Number of Schools 5 56
Student:Teacher Ratio 18.9:1 18.5:1

Spending

Metric Coffee County Jefferson County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,553 $13,148
Federal Revenue 19.5% 17.6%
State Revenue 60.3% 54.2%
Local Revenue 20.2% 28.2%
Coffee County
Federal State Local
Jefferson County
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Coffee County Jefferson County
White 76.7% 32.6%
African American 6.8% 48.0%
Hispanic or Latino 11.2% 15.9%
Asian 0.8% 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.6% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Multiracial 2.7% 2.8%
Free/Reduced Lunch 55.5% 56.6%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Coffee County Jefferson County
AP Courses Offered 98
Schools with AP 0 13
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 471.9:1 456.7:1
Chronic Absenteeism 24.7% 25.0%

School Types

Coffee County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Jefferson County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.