An equity score of 57/100 ranks I3 Academy #57 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,848 per pupil, I3 Academy ranks #4 of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
625
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$19,848
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
I3 Academy operates 2 public schools serving 625 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,848 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.9% local, 52.0% state, and 20.1% 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 57/100, ranked #57 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 405.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.5% African American, 5.0% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is I3 Academy Phase 1, enrolling 411 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
I3 Academy Phase 1 accounts for 50.7% of all I3 Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of I3 Academy a distant remainder — means I3 Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
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.
I3 Academy student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
I3 Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 I3 Academy is typically wider than the I3 Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
I3 Academy has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 625 students.
How much does I3 Academy spend per student?
I3 Academy spends $19,848 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #57 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of I3 Academy?
I3 Academy students are 87.5% African American, 5.0% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for I3 Academy?
I3 Academy has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #57 out of 146 districts in Alabama.