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Leeds, Alabama - 4 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks Leeds City #138 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,429 per pupil, Leeds City ranks #109 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,223
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,429
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Leeds City operates 4 public schools serving 2,223 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,429 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 35.3% local, 48.4% state, and 16.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 21/100, ranked #138 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 511.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.3% White, 23.5% African American, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Leeds Elementary School, with a diversity index of 61.1/100.
Its largest campus is Leeds Elementary School, enrolling 678 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Leeds Elementary School accounts for 29.9% of all Leeds City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Leeds City-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.
Leeds City student-counselor ratio is 511:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Leeds City chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — 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 Leeds City is typically wider than the Leeds City-aggregate figure suggests.
Leeds City has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,223 students.
How much does Leeds City spend per student?
Leeds City spends $11,429 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #138 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Leeds City?
Leeds City students are 57.3% White, 23.5% African American, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Leeds City?
Leeds City has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #138 out of 146 districts in Alabama.