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Arab, Alabama - 4 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Arab City #127 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,682 per pupil, Arab City ranks #132 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,653
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,682
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Arab City operates 4 public schools serving 2,653 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Marshall County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,682 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 26.6% local, 61.7% state, and 11.6% 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 28/100, ranked #127 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 556.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Arab Primary School, with a diversity index of 16.0/100.
Its largest campus is Arab High School, enrolling 735 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Arab High School accounts for 27.7% of all Arab City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Arab 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.
Arab City student-counselor ratio is 557:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Arab City chronic absenteeism rate is 12.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Arab City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,653 students.
How much does Arab City spend per student?
Arab City spends $10,682 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #127 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Arab City?
Arab City students are 92.0% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arab City?
Arab City has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #127 out of 146 districts in Alabama.