An equity score of 27/100 ranks Lead Academy #131 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,395 per pupil, Lead Academy ranks #145 of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Lead Academy operates 2 public schools serving 711 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,395 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.9% local, 64.7% state, and 33.4% 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 27/100, ranked #131 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.
a 376:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.3% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Lead Academy Building B, enrolling 394 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Lead Academy Building B accounts for 52.4% of all Lead Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lead Academy a distant remainder — means Lead 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.
Lead Academy student-counselor ratio is 376:1 — 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.
Lead Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 18.6% — 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 Lead Academy is typically wider than the Lead Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Lead Academy has 2 schools, including 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 711 students.
How much does Lead Academy spend per student?
Lead Academy spends $9,395 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #131 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Lead Academy?
Lead Academy students are 92.3% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lead Academy?
Lead Academy has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #131 out of 146 districts in Alabama.