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Prattville, Alabama - 12 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Autauga County #115 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,270 per pupil, Autauga County ranks #139 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,202
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$10,270
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Autauga County operates 12 public schools serving 9,202 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 4 combined, 2 high, 2 middle 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 Autauga County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,270 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 21.7% local, 61.5% state, and 16.8% 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 34/100, ranked #115 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 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 447.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.9% White, 31.5% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Daniel Pratt Elementary School, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Prattville High School, enrolling 1,844 students (21% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Autaugaville School, at 255 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Prattville High School accounts for 20.0% of all Autauga County student enrollment
That concentration means Autauga County-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.
Autauga County school enrollment varies 7.2× across entities
Autauga County school enrollment ranges from 255 students (lowest) to 1,844 students (highest), a spread of 1,589 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.
Autauga County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Autauga County student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — 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.
Autauga County chronic absenteeism rate is 29.8% — 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 Autauga County is typically wider than the Autauga County-aggregate figure suggests.
Autauga County has 12 schools, including 2 high, 4 elementary, 4 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 9,202 students.
How much does Autauga County spend per student?
Autauga County spends $10,270 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #115 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Autauga County?
Autauga County students are 55.9% White, 31.5% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Autauga County?
Autauga County has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #115 out of 146 districts in Alabama.