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Chickasaw, Alabama - 4 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Chickasaw City #58 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,564 per pupil, Chickasaw City ranks #144 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,654
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,564
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Chickasaw City operates 4 public schools serving 2,654 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Mobile County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,564 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 13.6% local, 68.0% state, and 18.4% 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 55/100, ranked #58 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.
a 386.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.1% African American, 28.2% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Alabama Destinations Career Academy, with a diversity index of 59.6/100.
Its largest campus is Alabama Destinations Career Academy, enrolling 1,663 students (70% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Chickasaw Middle School, at 143 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Alabama Destinations Career Academy accounts for 62.7% of all Chickasaw City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Chickasaw City a distant remainder — means Chickasaw City-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.
Chickasaw City school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Chickasaw City school enrollment ranges from 143 students (lowest) to 1,663 students (highest), a spread of 1,520 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Chickasaw City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.1% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — 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.
Chickasaw City student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Chickasaw City chronic absenteeism rate is 36.8% — 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.
Chickasaw City has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,654 students.
How much does Chickasaw City spend per student?
Chickasaw City spends $9,564 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #58 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Chickasaw City?
Chickasaw City students are 63.1% African American, 28.2% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Chickasaw City?
Chickasaw City has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #58 out of 146 districts in Alabama.