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Jasper, Alabama - 5 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Jasper City #117 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,200 per pupil, Jasper City ranks #68 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,770
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,200
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jasper City operates 5 public schools serving 2,770 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Walker County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,200 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 35.5% local, 50.5% state, and 14.0% 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 33/100, ranked #117 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 440.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.3% White, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is T R Simmons Elementary School, with a diversity index of 60.1/100.
Its largest campus is Jasper High School, enrolling 850 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Jasper High School accounts for 28.8% of all Jasper City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jasper 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.
Jasper City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.4% 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.
Jasper City student-counselor ratio is 441:1 — 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.
Jasper City chronic absenteeism rate is 12.0% — 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.
Jasper City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,770 students.
How much does Jasper City spend per student?
Jasper City spends $12,200 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #117 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Jasper City?
Jasper City students are 61.3% White, 20.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jasper City?
Jasper City has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #117 out of 146 districts in Alabama.