An equity score of 69/100 ranks Sheffield City #24 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,219 per pupil, Sheffield City ranks #38 of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,043
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,219
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sheffield City operates 4 public schools serving 1,043 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Colbert County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,219 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 30.2% local, 46.5% state, and 23.3% 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 69/100, ranked #24 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 (8 AP courses district-wide), a 257.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.8% White, 33.8% African American, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sheffield Junior High School, with a diversity index of 66.6/100.
Its largest campus is Wa Threadgill Primary School, enrolling 344 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Wa Threadgill Primary School accounts for 33.0% of all Sheffield City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sheffield City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Sheffield City school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Sheffield City school enrollment ranges from 127 students (lowest) to 344 students (highest), a spread of 217 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.
Sheffield City reports 66.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Sheffield City student-counselor ratio is 257:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Sheffield City is typically wider than the Sheffield City-aggregate figure suggests.
Sheffield City chronic absenteeism rate is 42.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Sheffield City has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,043 students.
How much does Sheffield City spend per student?
Sheffield City spends $14,219 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #24 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Sheffield City?
Sheffield City students are 45.8% White, 33.8% African American, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sheffield City?
Sheffield City has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #24 out of 146 districts in Alabama.