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Auburn, Alabama - 13 schools
An equity score of 11/100 ranks Auburn City #144 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,977 per pupil, Auburn City ranks #125 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,492
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$10,977
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Auburn City operates 13 public schools serving 9,492 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 4 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,977 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.7% local, 41.9% state, and 6.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 11/100, ranked #144 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 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 428:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.2% White, 20.9% African American, 11.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Auburn Early Education Center, with a diversity index of 72.0/100.
Its largest campus is Auburn High School, enrolling 2,227 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dean Road Elementary School, at 383 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Auburn High School accounts for 23.5% of all Auburn City student enrollment
That concentration means Auburn 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.
Auburn City school enrollment varies 5.8× across entities
Auburn City school enrollment ranges from 383 students (lowest) to 2,227 students (highest), a spread of 1,844 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.
Auburn City student-counselor ratio is 428:1 — 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.
Auburn City chronic absenteeism rate is 8.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Auburn City has 13 schools, including 1 high, 4 combined, 2 middle, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,492 students.
How much does Auburn City spend per student?
Auburn City spends $10,977 per student. The district has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #144 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Auburn City?
Auburn City students are 50.2% White, 20.9% African American, 11.8% Asian, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Auburn City?
Auburn City has an equity score of 11/100, ranking #144 out of 146 districts in Alabama.