Sparkman Ninth Grade School
Public high school, grade 9 · Harvest, Alabama
Sparkman Ninth Grade School in Harvest, Alabama enrolled 621 students in 2024-25 with 34.7 full-time teachers, 17.9 students per teacher against the Alabama high-school median of 17.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
651 students in 2022-23, 622 students in 2023-24, 621 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.7 to 34.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 651 | 36.7 | 17.7 |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 35.7 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 621 | 34.7 | 17.9 |
17.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Alabama high schools
Among the 313 Alabama high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
1 AP courses and one counselor per 659 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sparkman Ninth Grade School enrolled 659 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 70 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 659 of the 659 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions70
- Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.5% of students were White, 36.7% Black, 11.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White41.5%
- Black36.7%
- Hispanic11.9%
- Two or more races6.0%
- American Indian2.9%
- Asian0.8%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Harvest
2 public high schools in Harvest report 2024-25 enrollment; Sparkman Ninth Grade School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkman High School | 1,770 | 20.1 | 31.5% |
| Sparkman Ninth Grade School | 621 | 17.9 | 38.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sparkman Ninth Grade School
- Sparkman High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 1,770 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Bob Jones High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 8.3 miles away: 2,048 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
- Compare Sparkman Ninth Grade School with Sparkman High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Madison County Schools spends per student$10,905 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,905
- The largest public schools in AlabamaSparkman Ninth Grade School is the number 129 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#129 of 319
- Alabama schools by students per teacher17.9 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.17.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sparkman Ninth Grade School
How many students attend Sparkman Ninth Grade School?
621 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 651 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Harvest, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sparkman Ninth Grade School?
17.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for high schools is 17.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sparkman Ninth Grade School a Title I school?
Sparkman Ninth Grade School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Sparkman Ninth Grade School in?
Madison County Schools, NCES district ID 0102220. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010222001821 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.