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Jacksonville, Alabama - 2 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Jacksonville City #104 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,311 per pupil, Jacksonville City ranks #114 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,752
Total Enrollment
2
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$11,311
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Jacksonville City operates 2 public schools serving 1,752 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Calhoun County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,311 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 23.6% local, 57.1% state, and 19.4% 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 40/100, ranked #104 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 421.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.0% White, 28.5% African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kitty Stone Elementary School, enrolling 929 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Kitty Stone Elementary School accounts for 53.0% of all Jacksonville City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Jacksonville City a distant remainder — means Jacksonville City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Jacksonville City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.9% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Jacksonville City student-counselor ratio is 421:1 — 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.
Jacksonville City chronic absenteeism rate is 18.7% — 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 Jacksonville City is typically wider than the Jacksonville City-aggregate figure suggests.
Jacksonville City has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,752 students.
How much does Jacksonville City spend per student?
Jacksonville City spends $11,311 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #104 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Jacksonville City?
Jacksonville City students are 51.0% White, 28.5% African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jacksonville City?
Jacksonville City has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #104 out of 146 districts in Alabama.