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Scottsboro, Alabama - 5 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Scottsboro City #85 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,267 per pupil, Scottsboro City ranks #61 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,416
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,267
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Scottsboro City operates 5 public schools serving 2,416 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,267 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 34.7% local, 48.8% state, and 16.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #85 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 491.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.2% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thurston T Nelson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 41.1/100.
Its largest campus is Scottsboro High School, enrolling 727 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Scottsboro High School accounts for 29.6% of all Scottsboro City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Scottsboro 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.
Scottsboro City school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Scottsboro City school enrollment ranges from 257 students (lowest) to 727 students (highest), a spread of 470 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.
Scottsboro City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.5% 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.
Scottsboro City student-counselor ratio is 491:1 — 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.
Scottsboro City chronic absenteeism rate is 14.5% — 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.
Scottsboro City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,416 students.
How much does Scottsboro City spend per student?
Scottsboro City spends $12,267 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #85 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Scottsboro City?
Scottsboro City students are 76.2% White, 12.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scottsboro City?
Scottsboro City has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #85 out of 146 districts in Alabama.