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Birmingham, Alabama - 2 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks I3 Academy #52 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,544 per pupil, I3 Academy ranks #2 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
625
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$19,544
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 $19,544 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 15 of 146 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 58/100, ranked #52 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 dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
I3 Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 65.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
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 $19,544 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #52 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 58/100, ranking #52 out of 146 districts in Alabama.