Fayette County vs Huntsville City

How do these districts compare?

Metric Fayette County Huntsville City
Location Fayette, Alabama Huntsville, Alabama
Total Enrollment 2,163 23,776
Number of Schools 6 43
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.7:1 18:1

Spending

Metric Fayette County Huntsville City
Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,221 $13,040
Federal Revenue 20.6% 17.2%
State Revenue 58.1% 39.2%
Local Revenue 21.3% 43.6%
Fayette County
Federal State Local
Huntsville City
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Fayette County Huntsville City
White 78.8% 32.0%
African American 13.3% 40.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6% 18.2%
Asian 0.2% 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 5.1% 7.0%
Free/Reduced Lunch 62.7% 50.9%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Fayette County Huntsville City
AP Courses Offered 9 91
Schools with AP 3 6
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 404.6:1 491:1
Chronic Absenteeism 17.4% 23.5%

School Types

Fayette County

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

Huntsville City

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.