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Rockford, Alabama - 2 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Coosa County #47 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,283 per pupil, Coosa County ranks #12 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Coosa County operates 2 public schools serving 805 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined 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 Coosa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,283 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.7% local, 38.5% state, and 28.7% 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 59/100, ranked #47 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.
a 375.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.3% White, 39.4% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Central Elementary School, enrolling 397 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Central Elementary School accounts for 49.3% of all Coosa County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Coosa County a distant remainder — means Coosa County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Coosa County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.1% 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 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.
Coosa County student-counselor ratio is 376:1 — 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.
Coosa County chronic absenteeism rate is 26.5% — 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 Coosa County is typically wider than the Coosa County-aggregate figure suggests.
Coosa County has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 805 students.
How much does Coosa County spend per student?
Coosa County spends $15,283 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #47 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Coosa County?
Coosa County students are 48.3% White, 39.4% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Coosa County?
Coosa County has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #47 out of 146 districts in Alabama.