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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 $12,528 per pupil, Dekalb County ranks #89 of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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 $12,528 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 147 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 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 12 schools in Dekalb County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Dekalb County's schools, about the same as the Alabama average of 42.5.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Geraldine School | 1,211 |
| Plainview School | 1,167 |
| Fyffe High School | 954 |
| Sylvania School | 915 |
| Collinsville High School | 906 |
| Crossville Middle School | 770 |
| Crossville Elementary School | 658 |
| Crossville High School | 649 |
| Ider School | 586 |
| Valley Head High School | 517 |
| Henagar Junior High School | 261 |
| Ruhuma Junior High School | 175 |
The Alabama districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etowah County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Decatur City | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Dothan City | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Autauga County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Lee County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Dekalb County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Mobile County →Dekalb County has 12 schools, including 10 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 8,717 students.
Dekalb County spends $12,528 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #31 in Alabama.
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.
Dekalb County has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #31 out of 146 districts in Alabama.
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