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Hartselle, Alabama - 6 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Hartselle City #105 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,744 per pupil, Hartselle City ranks #85 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,638
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,744
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hartselle City operates 6 public schools serving 3,638 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Morgan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,744 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 32.9% local, 56.3% state, and 10.8% 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 39/100, ranked #105 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 439.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.2% White, 4.5% African American, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fe Burleson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 35.3/100.
Its largest campus is Hartselle High School, enrolling 1,027 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Hartselle High School accounts for 27.9% of all Hartselle City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hartselle City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hartselle City school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Hartselle City school enrollment ranges from 419 students (lowest) to 1,027 students (highest), a spread of 608 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.
Hartselle City student-counselor ratio is 439:1 — 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.
Hartselle City chronic absenteeism rate is 13.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Hartselle City has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,638 students.
How much does Hartselle City spend per student?
Hartselle City spends $11,744 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #105 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Hartselle City?
Hartselle City students are 86.2% White, 4.5% African American, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hartselle City?
Hartselle City has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #105 out of 146 districts in Alabama.