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Trussville, Alabama - 5 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Trussville City #122 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,528 per pupil, Trussville City ranks #96 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,065
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,528
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Trussville City operates 5 public schools serving 5,065 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,528 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending. See how Alabama compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.1% local, 51.0% state, and 7.0% 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 31/100, ranked #122 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 515.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 7.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% White, 14.6% African American, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Magnolia Elementary School, with a diversity index of 54.5/100.
Its largest campus is Hewitttrussville High School, enrolling 1,571 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Magnolia Elementary School, at 391 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hewitttrussville High School accounts for 31.0% of all Trussville City student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Trussville 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.
Trussville City school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
Trussville City school enrollment ranges from 391 students (lowest) to 1,571 students (highest), a spread of 1,180 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.
Trussville City student-counselor ratio is 515:1 — 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.
Trussville City chronic absenteeism rate is 7.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Trussville City has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,065 students.
How much does Trussville City spend per student?
Trussville City spends $11,528 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #122 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of Trussville City?
Trussville City students are 73.2% White, 14.6% African American, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Trussville City?
Trussville City has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #122 out of 146 districts in Alabama.