Elba City
Public school district · Coffee County · Alabama · NCES district ID 0101260
Elba City spent $13,777 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 69% of the other Alabama districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,233). Its 2 schools enrolled 603 students in 2024-25; 56.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,429 per student, up 12.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Alabama: 90%).
NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method
Spending per student among Alabama districts of similar size
Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Elba City in enrollment (434 to 935 students) and Elba City itself.
Where the money came from
$10,460,000 in revenue: 56.4% state, 22.7% local and 20.9% federal. Total spending including $537,000 of capital outlay was $10,281,000, or $15,009 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$5,902,000 56%
- Local$2,374,000 23%
- Federal$2,184,000 21%
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 17 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).
Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25
685 students in 2022-23, 636 students in 2023-24, 603 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 685 | 44.0 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 40.0 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 603 | 42.0 | 14.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$2,945,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,299 per student
Elba City booked $2,945,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 44 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $66,932 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 52 in 100 Alabama districts with a figure (state median $66,861, 140 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Alabama teacher salary at $55,834 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $2,180,000 | 74.0% |
| Special education | $315,000 | 10.7% |
| Vocational | $331,000 | 11.2% |
| Other programs | $119,000 | 4.0% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,539 in 2018-19, $3,619 in 2019-20, $3,764 in 2020-21, $4,121 in 2021-22, $4,299 in 2022-23.
Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested in Elba City scored proficient or above: 31% in reading and 16% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states.
| Subject | This district | Alabama | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 31% | 47.3% | 306 |
| Math | 16% | 27.2% | 308 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80-89% of the 41 students in Elba City's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This district | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80‑89% | 90% |
| Students in the class | 41 | 52,928 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
1 elementary school, 379 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elba Elementary School | 379 | 15.2 | 70.2% | Targeted program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
1 high school, 224 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elba High School | 224 | 13.2 | 68.8% | Targeted program |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.
Contact Elba City
- Phone: (334) 897-2801
- Office: 131 Tiger Dr, Elba, AL 36323
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.
What to look at next about Elba City
- Alabama districts by spending per studentElba City ranks 12 of 17 Alabama districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,777).#12 of 17
- Every school district in AlabamaElba City is the number 139 by size of 149 Alabama districts, with 685 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#139 of 149
- LEAD AcademyThe next larger Alabama district: 711 students in fall 2022, $9,395 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,395
- University Charter SchoolThe next smaller Alabama district: 660 students in fall 2022, $12,676 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,676
- Compare Elba City with LEAD AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Elba High School, its largest high school224 students in 2024-25, 13.2 per teacher.224
- Teacher salary spending across AlabamaElba City spent $66,932 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $66,861); spending, not a salary.$66,932
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).
Questions about Elba City
How many schools and students are in Elba City?
2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 603 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Elba City spend per student?
$13,777 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Alabama median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,233 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,429 per student, up 12.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Elba City's money come from?
$10,460,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.4% state, 22.7% local and 20.9% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Elba City live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 195 of the 749 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 26.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.How much does Elba City spend on teacher salaries?
$2,945,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,299 per student. Divided by the 44 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $66,932 per teacher, more than 52 in 100 Alabama districts (state median $66,861). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Alabama teacher salary at $55,834 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).How do students in Elba City do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Elba City scored proficient or above: 31% in reading and 16% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.What is the graduation rate in Elba City?
80-89% of the 41 students in Elba City's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.What is Elba City's NCES district ID?
0101260. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25