Alabama · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Alabama 146 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
Compiled by PlainSchools , Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026
51 State avg score
49 National avg score
146 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Perry County ranks first in Alabama for funding equity at 98/100, in a state whose districts average 51 against a national average of 49.
98/100 top score (Perry County)
$21,181 per-pupil spending in the top district
22 districts scoring 70 or higher
22 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Perry County 935 $21,181 86.3% 14.3% 98 2 Lowndes County 1,176 $23,179 95.2% 18.7% 95 3 Linden City 434 $16,435 82.2% 19.4% 91 4 Wilcox County 1,240 $18,907 91.3% 23.2% 87 5 Conecuh County 1,487 $17,062 76.0% 20.9% 84 6 Sumter County 1,006 $19,216 87.3% 25.4% 83 7 Marengo County 953 $16,598 76.9% 25.4% 82 8 Barbour County 715 $18,210 92.1% 18.7% 81 9 Selma City 2,587 $14,254 83.3% 17.5% 80 10 Dallas County 2,488 $17,801 78.3% 15.5% 80 11 Clarke County 2,171 $14,384 68.8% 21.3% 80 12 Macon County 1,790 $17,599 95.2% 21.7% 79 13 Monroe County 3,077 $13,365 75.4% 20.1% 78 14 Talladega City 1,560 $15,560 81.2% 20.3% 77 15 Franklin County 3,637 $13,421 59.2% 19.0% 76 16 Greene County 913 $19,154 79.9% 33.0% 76 17 Elba City 685 $13,777 63.8% 24.3% 74 18 Choctaw County 1,097 $16,901 68.0% 36.6% 73 19 Bullock County 1,397 $15,226 73.4% 14.7% 72 20 Thomasville City 1,056 $14,125 55.3% 23.6% 72 21 Fayette County 2,163 $13,423 62.7% 21.3% 70 22 Pike County 2,155 $14,708 69.2% 26.9% 70 23 Bibb County 3,098 $13,558 58.1% 18.7% 69 24 Sheffield City 1,043 $14,219 68.8% 30.2% 69 25 Ozark City 2,054 $13,561 60.0% 21.7% 68 26 Tarrant City 1,271 $14,515 82.7% 19.6% 68 27 Fairfield City 1,476 $15,550 79.2% 19.6% 67 28 Opp City 1,329 $12,836 62.0% 20.5% 67 29 Gadsden City 4,939 $13,509 75.6% 18.6% 66 30 Life Academy 305 $15,233 54.1% 10.3% 66 31 Dekalb County 8,717 $12,528 64.2% 18.0% 65 32 Lawrence County 4,698 $13,382 59.4% 24.7% 65 33 Colbert County 2,621 $15,018 41.8% 34.7% 65 34 Hale County 2,318 $13,032 63.8% 20.3% 65 35 Anniston City 1,892 $15,450 77.0% 28.0% 64 36 Pickens County 2,373 $13,293 70.4% 18.7% 63 37 Crenshaw County 2,240 $12,649 55.4% 19.7% 63 38 Demopolis City 2,064 $12,758 60.2% 22.1% 63 39 Magic City Acceptance Academy 338 $14,541 35.5% 16.8% 63 40 Montgomery County 26,821 $12,977 67.3% 19.1% 62 41 Tallassee City 1,536 $13,365 62.1% 30.2% 62 42 Decatur City 8,745 $14,832 67.0% 39.5% 61 43 Dothan City 8,254 $13,750 75.9% 21.5% 61 44 Oxford City 4,203 $13,519 59.6% 38.7% 61 45 Washington County 2,530 $12,721 65.6% 22.9% 60 46 Birmingham City 21,130 $16,201 78.5% 33.0% 59 47 Escambia County 4,208 $14,614 63.8% 33.6% 59 48 Haleyville City 1,644 $12,684 60.1% 23.3% 59 49 Midfield City 1,045 $13,341 82.7% 23.0% 59 50 Mobile County 51,979 $13,245 67.8% 26.3% 58 51 Chambers County 3,158 $13,105 60.6% 23.0% 58 52 Cleburne County 2,507 $12,719 55.7% 18.5% 58 53 Geneva City 1,252 $12,470 56.1% 20.8% 58 54 Bessemer City 3,246 $15,437 75.8% 27.2% 57 55 Geneva County 2,784 $12,608 67.6% 16.4% 57 56 Coosa County 805 $15,257 60.1% 32.7% 57 57 I3 Academy 625 $19,848 65.9% 27.9% 57 58 Florence City 4,645 $14,378 51.0% 45.1% 56 59 Walker County 7,188 $12,690 61.7% 24.5% 55 60 Marion County 3,329 $12,288 63.0% 21.2% 55 61 Henry County 2,530 $12,235 58.7% 20.3% 55 62 Winfield City 1,255 $12,974 50.2% 25.4% 55 63 Breakthrough Charter School 282 $13,862 46.1% 13.8% 55 64 Mountain Brook City 4,409 $17,829 2.3% 64.4% 54 65 Cherokee County 3,886 $13,179 62.3% 27.4% 54 66 Tallapoosa County 2,791 $13,275 64.7% 35.0% 54 67 Winston County 2,302 $14,792 57.6% 27.0% 54 68 Legacy Prep 404 $12,173 96.3% 12.3% 54 69 Tuscaloosa City 11,186 $14,227 56.2% 39.7% 53 70 Phenix City 7,218 $12,259 71.2% 19.1% 53 71 Butler County 2,900 $12,670 77.6% 23.1% 52 72 Sylacauga City 2,125 $12,512 63.0% 23.5% 52 73 Chickasaw City 2,654 $9,068 81.1% 13.6% 51 74 Attalla City 1,538 $11,641 75.1% 16.4% 51 75 Randolph County 2,090 $12,353 64.1% 21.5% 50 76 Hoover City 13,557 $14,273 27.8% 51.6% 49 77 Homewood City 4,371 $14,899 23.0% 58.1% 49 78 Clay County 1,784 $11,790 68.5% 15.7% 49 79 Brewton City 1,224 $12,712 53.4% 31.3% 49 80 Lee County 9,312 $12,566 61.0% 32.3% 48 81 Scottsboro City 2,416 $12,975 51.5% 34.7% 48 82 Lamar County 2,201 $12,004 58.6% 20.0% 48 83 Roanoke City 1,447 $12,095 54.0% 23.1% 47 84 Lanett City 963 $12,139 92.4% 23.8% 47 85 Marshall County 5,951 $13,172 48.9% 21.3% 46 86 Eufaula City 6,289 $9,957 62.4% 11.3% 45 87 Daleville City 1,154 $12,314 61.7% 13.9% 45 88 Vestavia Hills City 7,069 $14,810 9.4% 52.1% 44 89 Fort Payne City 3,515 $11,328 68.5% 20.8% 44 90 Dale County 3,270 $12,213 61.7% 21.9% 44 91 Tuscumbia City 1,513 $12,656 59.3% 26.7% 44 92 University Charter School 660 $12,676 47.4% 13.2% 44 93 Maef Public Charter Schools 648 $12,475 75.5% 21.6% 44 94 Covington County 3,040 $11,826 63.6% 26.4% 43 95 Baldwin County 31,517 $13,089 50.5% 52.2% 42 96 Hartselle City 3,638 $12,871 33.6% 32.9% 42 97 Andalusia City 1,871 $12,084 62.4% 26.0% 42 98 Piedmont City 1,131 $11,284 59.7% 20.7% 42 99 Calhoun County 8,050 $12,117 60.8% 23.6% 41 100 Alexander City 2,899 $12,834 45.1% 28.6% 41 101 Russellville City 2,614 $12,714 46.0% 24.7% 41 102 Jacksonville City 1,752 $12,001 54.9% 23.6% 41 103 Oneonta City 1,403 $11,816 47.4% 23.6% 41 104 Russell County 3,695 $12,199 62.5% 20.9% 40 105 Etowah County 8,702 $11,215 55.0% 16.7% 39 106 Alabaster City 6,425 $13,376 43.8% 39.8% 39 107 Opelika City 5,048 $12,232 69.2% 37.5% 39 108 Troy City 1,763 $12,875 58.7% 28.3% 39 109 Huntsville City 23,776 $13,146 50.9% 43.6% 38 110 Lauderdale County 8,080 $12,253 48.4% 25.4% 38 111 Boaz City 2,471 $12,317 69.1% 25.3% 38 112 Guntersville City 1,851 $13,313 46.0% 39.0% 38 113 Jackson County 5,200 $12,969 56.3% 29.4% 36 114 Autauga County 9,202 $11,214 53.8% 21.7% 35 115 Blount County 7,798 $11,462 53.2% 19.4% 35 116 Pelham City 3,425 $12,834 41.0% 47.0% 34 117 Shelby County 21,179 $12,436 42.0% 38.9% 33 118 Jefferson County 35,951 $12,194 56.6% 28.2% 32 119 Pell City 4,157 $11,931 57.4% 21.2% 32 120 Coffee County 2,846 $11,762 55.5% 20.2% 32 121 Chilton County 7,858 $10,446 67.3% 17.2% 31 122 Trussville City 5,065 $12,396 14.9% 42.1% 31 123 Muscle Shoals City 2,896 $12,852 38.3% 34.9% 31 124 Talladega County 7,204 $12,145 69.0% 28.4% 30 125 Cullman County 9,846 $11,821 56.0% 25.1% 29 126 Houston County 6,883 $10,971 59.2% 24.8% 29 127 Arab City 2,653 $11,637 40.4% 26.6% 29 128 Satsuma City 1,502 $12,412 41.9% 26.3% 29 129 Cullman City 3,226 $12,808 31.1% 37.0% 28 130 Albertville City 5,900 $10,827 72.3% 25.3% 27 131 Lead Academy 711 $9,395 65.5% 1.9% 27 132 Morgan County 7,691 $11,920 56.1% 34.2% 25 133 Gulf Shores City 2,450 $13,300 37.9% 64.4% 25 134 Tuscaloosa County 19,377 $11,564 57.0% 27.0% 24 135 Jasper City 2,770 $12,293 53.4% 35.5% 24 136 Madison City 12,473 $11,575 21.2% 44.2% 23 137 Enterprise City 6,651 $11,632 48.1% 25.5% 22 138 Saraland City 3,354 $12,300 42.8% 33.8% 21 139 St Clair County 9,747 $10,686 54.1% 24.2% 19 140 Leeds City 2,223 $11,920 47.2% 35.3% 19 141 Limestone County 15,887 $9,240 54.0% 27.4% 18 142 Elmore County 11,971 $10,918 53.8% 25.0% 17 143 Auburn City 9,492 $12,136 29.9% 51.7% 14 144 Madison County 20,551 $10,905 38.6% 33.2% 13 145 Pike Road City 2,695 $10,965 23.6% 28.4% 11 146 Athens City 4,840 $11,561 46.5% 52.1% 10
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2022-23),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.