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Oxford, Alabama - 6 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Oxford City #83 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,694 per pupil, Oxford City ranks #88 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,203
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,694
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Oxford City operates 6 public schools serving 4,203 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Calhoun County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,694 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 38.7% local, 50.1% state, and 11.2% 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 48/100, ranked #83 of 146 in Alabama against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 407.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.5% White, 26.2% African American, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oxford Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.3/100.
Its largest campus is Oxford High School, enrolling 1,242 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Coldwater Elementary School, at 391 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Oxford High School accounts for 29.6% of all Oxford City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Oxford City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Oxford City school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Oxford City school enrollment ranges from 391 students (lowest) to 1,242 students (highest), a spread of 851 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.
Oxford City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 59.6% 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.
Oxford City student-counselor ratio is 407:1 — 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.
Oxford City chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5% — 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 Oxford City is typically wider than the Oxford City-aggregate figure suggests.
Oxford City has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,203 students.
How much does Oxford City spend per student?
Oxford City spends $11,694 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #83 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Oxford City?
Oxford City students are 48.5% White, 26.2% African American, 18.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Oxford City?
Oxford City has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #83 out of 146 districts in Alabama.