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Montgomery, Alabama - 4 schools
An equity score of 10/100 ranks Pike Road City #145 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,717 per pupil, Pike Road City ranks #143 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,695
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,717
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pike Road City operates 4 public schools serving 2,695 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,717 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.4% local, 66.0% state, and 5.6% 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 10/100, ranked #145 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 649.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.5% White, 30.5% African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pike Road High School, with a diversity index of 62.7/100.
Its largest campus is Pike Road Elementary School, enrolling 888 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Pike Road Elementary School accounts for 31.5% of all Pike Road City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pike Road City-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 Road City student-counselor ratio is 649:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Pike Road City chronic absenteeism rate is 12.1% — 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.
Pike Road City has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,695 students.
How much does Pike Road City spend per student?
Pike Road City spends $9,717 per student. The district has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #145 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Pike Road City?
Pike Road City students are 52.5% White, 30.5% African American, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pike Road City?
Pike Road City has an equity score of 10/100, ranking #145 out of 146 districts in Alabama.