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Livingston, Alabama - 2 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks University Charter School #61 of 146 districts in Alabama (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,763 per pupil, University Charter School ranks #45 of 146 Alabama districts by per-pupil spending (Alabama districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
660
Total Enrollment
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$12,763
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
University Charter School operates 2 public schools serving 660 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Alabama. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Sumter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,763 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 13.2% local, 66.6% state, and 20.3% 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 55/100, ranked #61 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 407:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.3% White, 46.7% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
University Charter School Elementary accounts for 56.8% of all University Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of University Charter School a distant remainder — means University Charter School-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.
University Charter School student-counselor ratio is 407:1 — 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.
University Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 5.9% — 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.
How many schools are in University Charter School?
University Charter School has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 660 students.
How much does University Charter School spend per student?
University Charter School spends $12,763 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #61 in Alabama.
What is the demographic composition of University Charter School?
University Charter School students are 47.3% White, 46.7% African American, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for University Charter School?
University Charter School has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #61 out of 146 districts in Alabama.