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Decatur, Alabama - 17 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Morgan County #135 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,155 per pupil, Morgan County ranks #120 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,691
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$11,155
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Morgan County operates 17 public schools serving 7,691 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 4 high, 3 elementary schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Morgan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,155 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 34.2% local, 52.6% state, and 13.2% 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 24/100, ranked #135 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 5 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (29 AP courses district-wide), a 454.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.9% White, 16.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Morgan Elementary School, with a diversity index of 60.8/100.
Its largest campus is Albert P Brewer High School, enrolling 757 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sparkman Elementary School, at 104 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Morgan County school enrollment varies 7.3× across entities
Morgan County school enrollment ranges from 104 students (lowest) to 757 students (highest), a spread of 653 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Morgan County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.1% 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.
Morgan County student-counselor ratio is 454:1 — 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.
Morgan County chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — 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 Morgan County is typically wider than the Morgan County-aggregate figure suggests.
Morgan County has 17 schools, including 4 high, 10 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 7,691 students.
How much does Morgan County spend per student?
Morgan County spends $11,155 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #135 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Morgan County?
Morgan County students are 76.9% White, 16.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Morgan County?
Morgan County has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #135 out of 146 districts in Alabama.