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Montgomery, Alabama - 51 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Montgomery County #40 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,977 per pupil, Montgomery County ranks #65 of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Montgomery County operates 51 public schools serving 26,821 students, placing it among the larger districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 30 combined, 9 middle, 8 high, 4 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $12,977 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.1% local, 55.2% state, and 25.7% 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 62/100, ranked #40 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 8 of 51 schools offering Advanced Placement (73 AP courses district-wide), a 497.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.4% African American, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Forest Avenue Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.6/100.
Its largest campus is Jefferson Davis High School, enrolling 1,587 students (6% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Dunbarramer School, at 62 students, a 26x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Montgomery County school enrollment ranges from 62 students (lowest) to 1,587 students (highest), a spread of 1,525 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 51 schools in Montgomery County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Montgomery County's schools, below the Alabama average of 42.5.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Alabama districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville City | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Baldwin County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Shelby County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Birmingham City | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Madison County | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Montgomery County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Mobile County →Montgomery County has 51 schools, including 8 high, 9 middle, 30 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 26,821 students.
Montgomery County spends $12,977 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #40 in Alabama.
Montgomery County students are 74.4% African American, 13.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.9% White, 3.6% Asian, averaged across 51 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Montgomery County has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #40 out of 146 districts in Alabama.
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