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Hoover, Alabama - 16 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Hoover City #70 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,854 per pupil, Hoover City ranks #29 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,557
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$13,854
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hoover City operates 16 public schools serving 13,557 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 3 middle, 2 high, 1 elementary 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,854 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.6% local, 39.9% state, and 8.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #70 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 526.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.0% White, 21.6% African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Trace Crossings Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.3/100.
Its largest campus is Hoover High School, enrolling 2,919 students (21% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Shades Mountain Elementary School, at 328 students, a 9x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hoover High School accounts for 21.4% of all Hoover City student enrollment
That concentration means Hoover 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.
Hoover City school enrollment varies 8.9× across entities
Hoover City school enrollment ranges from 328 students (lowest) to 2,919 students (highest), a spread of 2,591 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hoover City student-counselor ratio is 526:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hoover City chronic absenteeism rate is 8.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Hoover City has 16 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 10 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 13,557 students.
How much does Hoover City spend per student?
Hoover City spends $13,854 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #70 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Hoover City?
Hoover City students are 54.0% White, 21.6% African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hoover City?
Hoover City has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #70 out of 146 districts in Alabama.