An equity score of 68/100 ranks Tarrant City #26 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,515 per pupil, Tarrant City ranks #32 of 147 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,271
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,515
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tarrant City operates 3 public schools serving 1,271 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,515 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 19.6% local, 52.1% state, and 28.2% 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 68/100, ranked #26 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 606.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.4% Hispanic or Latino, 46.7% African American, 2.0% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tarrant High School, with a diversity index of 56.1/100.
Its largest campus is Tarrant High School, enrolling 597 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Tarrant High School accounts for 45.6% of all Tarrant City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tarrant City a distant remainder — means Tarrant 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.
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Tarrant City student-counselor ratio is 607:1 — 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.
Tarrant City chronic absenteeism rate is 36.7% — 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.
Tarrant City has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,271 students.
How much does Tarrant City spend per student?
Tarrant City spends $14,515 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #26 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Tarrant City?
Tarrant City students are 47.4% Hispanic or Latino, 46.7% African American, 2.0% White, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tarrant City?
Tarrant City has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #26 out of 146 districts in Alabama.