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Oneonta, Alabama - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Oneonta City #102 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,984 per pupil, Oneonta City ranks #124 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,403
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,984
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oneonta City operates 3 public schools serving 1,403 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 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 Blount County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,984 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 23.6% local, 63.5% state, and 12.9% 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 41/100, ranked #102 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 460:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.7% White, 27.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oneonta High School, with a diversity index of 55.7/100.
Its largest campus is Oneonta Elementary School, enrolling 663 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Oneonta Elementary School accounts for 47.3% of all Oneonta City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Oneonta City a distant remainder — means Oneonta 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.
Oneonta City school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Oneonta City school enrollment ranges from 316 students (lowest) to 663 students (highest), a spread of 347 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.
Oneonta City student-counselor ratio is 460:1 — 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.
Oneonta City chronic absenteeism rate is 10.5% — 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.
Oneonta City has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,403 students.
How much does Oneonta City spend per student?
Oneonta City spends $10,984 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #102 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Oneonta City?
Oneonta City students are 61.7% White, 27.2% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oneonta City?
Oneonta City has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #102 out of 146 districts in Alabama.