Huntsville City vs Lauderdale County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Huntsville City Lauderdale County
Location Huntsville, Alabama Florence, Alabama
Total Enrollment 23,776 8,080
Number of Schools 43 14
Student:Teacher Ratio 18:1 17.4:1

Spending

Metric Huntsville City Lauderdale County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,040 $12,691
Federal Revenue 17.2% 14.3%
State Revenue 39.2% 60.3%
Local Revenue 43.6% 25.4%
Huntsville City
Federal State Local
Lauderdale County
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Huntsville City Lauderdale County
White 32.0% 91.3%
African American 40.9% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino 18.2% 2.2%
Asian 1.5% 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Multiracial 7.0% 2.9%
Free/Reduced Lunch 50.9% 48.4%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Huntsville City Lauderdale County
AP Courses Offered 91 7
Schools with AP 6 6
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 491:1 278.4:1
Chronic Absenteeism 23.5% 33.0%

School Types

Huntsville City

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

Lauderdale 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.