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Clayton, Alabama - 3 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Barbour County #11 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,818 per pupil, Barbour County ranks #16 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Barbour County operates 3 public schools serving 715 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Barbour County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,818 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 18.7% local, 38.4% state, and 42.9% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 79/100, ranked #11 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 219.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 38.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.1% African American, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Barbour County Primary School, with a diversity index of 46.7/100.
Its largest campus is Barbour County High School, enrolling 297 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Barbour County High School accounts for 41.5% of all Barbour County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Barbour County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Barbour County school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Barbour County school enrollment ranges from 134 students (lowest) to 297 students (highest), a spread of 163 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.
Barbour County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.1% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Barbour County student-counselor ratio is 219:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Barbour County chronic absenteeism rate is 38.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Barbour County has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 715 students.
How much does Barbour County spend per student?
Barbour County spends $14,818 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #11 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Barbour County?
Barbour County students are 75.1% African American, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% White, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Barbour County?
Barbour County has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #11 out of 146 districts in Alabama.