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Rainsville, Alabama - 12 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Dekalb County #31 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,829 per pupil, Dekalb County ranks #83 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,717
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$11,829
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dekalb County operates 12 public schools serving 8,717 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Dekalb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,829 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 18.0% local, 61.4% state, and 20.6% 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 65/100, ranked #31 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 3 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (19 AP courses district-wide), a 458:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.8% White, 35.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Geraldine School, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.
Its largest campus is Geraldine School, enrolling 1,211 students (14% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ruhuma Junior High School, at 175 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dekalb County school enrollment varies 6.9× across entities
Dekalb County school enrollment ranges from 175 students (lowest) to 1,211 students (highest), a spread of 1,036 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.
Dekalb County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.2% 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 approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Dekalb County student-counselor ratio is 458:1 — 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.
Dekalb County chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — 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 Dekalb County is typically wider than the Dekalb County-aggregate figure suggests.
Dekalb County has 12 schools, including 10 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 8,717 students.
How much does Dekalb County spend per student?
Dekalb County spends $11,829 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #31 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Dekalb County?
Dekalb County students are 51.8% White, 35.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dekalb County?
Dekalb County has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #31 out of 146 districts in Alabama.