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Troy, Alabama - 3 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Troy City #91 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,647 per pupil, Troy City ranks #50 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,763
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,647
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Troy City operates 3 public schools serving 1,763 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Pike County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,647 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 28.3% local, 47.9% state, and 23.8% 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 45/100, ranked #91 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 439.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.7% African American, 26.4% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Charles Henderson Middle, with a diversity index of 52.6/100.
Its largest campus is Troy Elementary School, enrolling 1,018 students (56% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Charles Henderson Middle, at 263 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Troy Elementary School accounts for 55.7% of all Troy City student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Troy City a distant remainder — means Troy 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.
Troy City school enrollment varies 3.9× across entities
Troy City school enrollment ranges from 263 students (lowest) to 1,018 students (highest), a spread of 755 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.
Troy City has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.7% 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.
Troy City student-counselor ratio is 439:1 — 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.
Troy City chronic absenteeism rate is 22.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Troy City is typically wider than the Troy City-aggregate figure suggests.
Troy City has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,763 students.
How much does Troy City spend per student?
Troy City spends $12,647 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #91 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Troy City?
Troy City students are 63.7% African American, 26.4% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Troy City?
Troy City has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #91 out of 146 districts in Alabama.