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Alexander City, Alabama - 5 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Alexander City #90 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,566 per pupil, Alexander City ranks #54 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,899
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,566
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alexander City operates 5 public schools serving 2,899 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Tallapoosa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,566 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.6% local, 50.2% state, and 21.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #90 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 368.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.1% African American, 40.1% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Benjamin Russell High School, with a diversity index of 64.2/100.
Its largest campus is Benjamin Russell High School, enrolling 852 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Benjamin Russell High School accounts for 29.4% of all Alexander City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Alexander City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Alexander City school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Alexander City school enrollment ranges from 414 students (lowest) to 852 students (highest), a spread of 438 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Alexander City student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Alexander City chronic absenteeism rate is 20.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Alexander City is typically wider than the Alexander City-aggregate figure suggests.
Alexander City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,899 students.
How much does Alexander City spend per student?
Alexander City spends $12,566 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #90 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Alexander City?
Alexander City students are 43.1% African American, 40.1% White, 10.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alexander City?
Alexander City has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #90 out of 146 districts in Alabama.