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Ozark, Alabama - 4 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Ozark City #34 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,478 per pupil, Ozark City ranks #57 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,054
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,478
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ozark City operates 4 public schools serving 2,054 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Dale County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,478 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.7% local, 56.2% state, and 22.1% 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 64/100, ranked #34 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 396.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.5% African American, 32.0% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Joseph W Lisenby Primary School, with a diversity index of 62.3/100.
Its largest campus is Carroll High School, enrolling 640 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Carroll High School accounts for 31.2% of all Ozark City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ozark 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.
Ozark City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.0% 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.
Ozark City student-counselor ratio is 396:1 — 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.
Ozark City chronic absenteeism rate is 36.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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.
Ozark City has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,054 students.
How much does Ozark City spend per student?
Ozark City spends $12,478 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #34 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Ozark City?
Ozark City students are 53.5% African American, 32.0% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ozark City?
Ozark City has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #34 out of 146 districts in Alabama.