Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Troy, Alabama - 5 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Pike County #20 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,433 per pupil, Pike County ranks #19 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,155
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$14,433
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pike County operates 5 public schools serving 2,155 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined 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 Pike County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,433 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 26.9% local, 51.5% state, and 21.6% 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 72/100, ranked #20 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.
a 424.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.5% African American, 39.2% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Banks School, with a diversity index of 60.9/100.
Its largest campus is Pike County High School, enrolling 484 students (23% of the district's total enrollment).
Pike County High School accounts for 22.5% of all Pike County student enrollment
That concentration means Pike County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Pike County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 69.2% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Pike County student-counselor ratio is 425:1 — 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.
Pike County chronic absenteeism rate is 35.7% — 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.
Pike County has 5 schools, including 5 combined. Total enrollment is 2,155 students.
How much does Pike County spend per student?
Pike County spends $14,433 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #20 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Pike County?
Pike County students are 48.5% African American, 39.2% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pike County?
Pike County has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #20 out of 146 districts in Alabama.