School spending per student in Alabama, every district

Lowndes County spent $23,179 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Alabama district with 500 or more students; the median Alabama district with 1,000 or more students spent $12,720. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Alabama, fiscal year 2022-23Lowndes County $23,179; Perry County $21,181; i3 Academy $19,848; Sumter County $19,216; Greene County $19,154; Wilcox County $18,907; Barbour County $18,210; Mountain Brook City $17,829; Dallas County $17,801; Macon County $17,599; Alabama median $12,720.010k20k30kLowndes County$23,179Perry County$21,181i3 Academy$19,848Sumter County$19,216Greene County$19,154Wilcox County$18,907Barbour County$18,210Mountain Brook City$17,829Dallas County$17,801Macon County$17,599Alabama median $12,720
Current spending per student, Alabama, fiscal year 2022-23Lowndes County $23,179; Perry County $21,181; i3 Academy $19,848; Sumter County $19,216; Greene County $19,154; Wilcox County $18,907; Barbour County $18,210; Mountain Brook City $17,829; Dallas County $17,801; Macon County $17,599; Alabama median $12,720.010k20k30kLowndes County$23,179Perry County$21,181i3 Academy$19,848Sumter County$19,216Greene County$19,154Wilcox County$18,907Barbour County$18,210Mountain Brook City$17,829Dallas County$17,801Macon County$17,599Alabama median $12,720
Current spending per student, Alabama, fiscal year 2022-23Lowndes County $23,179; Perry County $21,181; i3 Academy $19,848; Sumter County $19,216; Greene County $19,154; Wilcox County $18,907; Barbour County $18,210; Mountain Brook City $17,829; Dallas County $17,801; Macon County $17,599; Alabama median $12,720.010k20k30kLowndes County$23,179Perry County$21,181i3 Academy$19,848Sumter County$19,216Greene County$19,154Wilcox County$18,907Barbour County$18,210Mountain Brook City$17,829Dallas County$17,801Macon County$17,599Alabama median $12,720
Current spending per student, Alabama, fiscal year 2022-23Lowndes County $23,179; Perry County $21,181; i3 Academy $19,848; Sumter County $19,216; Greene County $19,154; Wilcox County $18,907; Barbour County $18,210; Mountain Brook City $17,829; Dallas County $17,801; Macon County $17,599; Alabama median $12,720.010k20k30kLowndes County$23,179Perry County$21,181i3 Academy$19,848Sumter County$19,216Greene County$19,154Wilcox County$18,907Barbour County$18,210Mountain Brook City$17,829Dallas County$17,801Macon County$17,599Alabama median $12,720

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 141 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Lowndes CountyLowndes County1,176$23,179
Perry CountyPerry County935$21,181
i3 AcademyJefferson County625$19,848
Sumter CountySumter County1,006$19,216
Greene CountyGreene County913$19,154
Wilcox CountyWilcox County1,240$18,907
Barbour CountyBarbour County715$18,210
Mountain Brook CityJefferson County4,409$17,829
Dallas CountyDallas County2,488$17,801
Macon CountyMacon County1,790$17,599
Conecuh CountyConecuh County1,487$17,062
Choctaw CountyChoctaw County1,097$16,901
Marengo CountyMarengo County953$16,598
Birmingham CityJefferson County21,130$16,201
Talladega CityTalladega County1,560$15,560
The other 126 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Fairfield CityJefferson County1,476$15,550
Anniston CityCalhoun County1,892$15,450
Bessemer CityJefferson County3,246$15,437
Coosa CountyCoosa County805$15,257
Bullock CountyBullock County1,397$15,226
Colbert CountyColbert County2,621$15,018
Homewood CityJefferson County4,371$14,899
Decatur CityMorgan County8,745$14,832
Vestavia Hills CityJefferson County7,069$14,810
Winston CountyWinston County2,302$14,792
Pike CountyPike County2,155$14,708
Escambia CountyEscambia County4,208$14,614
Tarrant CityJefferson County1,271$14,515
Clarke CountyClarke County2,171$14,384
Florence CityLauderdale County4,645$14,378
Hoover CityJefferson County13,557$14,273
Selma CityDallas County2,587$14,254
Tuscaloosa CityTuscaloosa County11,186$14,227
Sheffield CityColbert County1,043$14,219
Thomasville CityClarke County1,056$14,125
Elba CityCoffee County685$13,777
Dothan CityHouston County8,254$13,750
Ozark CityDale County2,054$13,561
Bibb CountyBibb County3,098$13,558
Oxford CityCalhoun County4,203$13,519
Gadsden CityEtowah County4,939$13,509
Fayette CountyFayette County2,163$13,423
Franklin CountyFranklin County3,637$13,421
Lawrence CountyLawrence County4,698$13,382
Alabaster CityShelby County6,425$13,376
Monroe CountyMonroe County3,077$13,365
Tallassee CityElmore County1,536$13,365
Midfield CityJefferson County1,045$13,341
Guntersville CityMarshall County1,851$13,313
Gulf Shores CityBaldwin County2,450$13,300
Pickens CountyPickens County2,373$13,293
Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County2,791$13,275
Mobile CountyMobile County51,979$13,245
Cherokee CountyCherokee County3,886$13,179
Marshall CountyMarshall County5,951$13,172
Huntsville CityMadison County23,776$13,146
Chambers CountyChambers County3,158$13,105
Baldwin CountyBaldwin County31,517$13,089
Hale CountyHale County2,318$13,032
Montgomery CountyMontgomery County26,821$12,977
Scottsboro CityJackson County2,416$12,975
Winfield CityMarion County1,255$12,974
Jackson CountyJackson County5,200$12,969
Troy CityPike County1,763$12,875
Hartselle CityMorgan County3,638$12,871
Muscle Shoals CityColbert County2,896$12,852
Opp CityCovington County1,329$12,836
Alexander CityTallapoosa County2,899$12,834
Pelham CityShelby County3,425$12,834
Cullman CityCullman County3,226$12,808
Demopolis CityMarengo County2,064$12,758
Washington CountyWashington County2,530$12,721
Cleburne CountyCleburne County2,507$12,719
Russellville CityFranklin County2,614$12,714
Brewton CityEscambia County1,224$12,712
Walker CountyWalker County7,188$12,690
Haleyville CityWinston County1,644$12,684
University Charter SchoolSumter County660$12,676
Butler CountyButler County2,900$12,670
Tuscumbia CityColbert County1,513$12,656
Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County2,240$12,649
Geneva CountyGeneva County2,784$12,608
Lee CountyLee County9,312$12,566
DeKalb CountyDeKalb County8,717$12,528
Sylacauga CityTalladega County2,125$12,512
MAEF Public Charter SchoolsMobile County648$12,475
Geneva CityGeneva County1,252$12,470
Shelby CountyShelby County21,179$12,436
Satsuma CityMobile County1,502$12,412
Trussville CityJefferson County5,065$12,396
Randolph CountyRandolph County2,090$12,353
Boaz CityMarshall County2,471$12,317
Daleville CityDale County1,154$12,314
Saraland CityMobile County3,354$12,300
Jasper CityWalker County2,770$12,293
Marion CountyMarion County3,329$12,288
Phenix CityRussell County7,218$12,259
Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County8,080$12,253
Henry CountyHenry County2,530$12,235
Opelika CityLee County5,048$12,232
Dale CountyDale County3,270$12,213
Russell CountyRussell County3,695$12,199
Jefferson CountyJefferson County35,951$12,194
Talladega CountyTalladega County7,204$12,145
Lanett CityChambers County963$12,139
Auburn CityLee County9,492$12,136
Calhoun CountyCovington County8,050$12,117
Roanoke CityRandolph County1,447$12,095
Andalusia CityCovington County1,871$12,084
Lamar CountyLamar County2,201$12,004
Jacksonville CityCalhoun County1,752$12,001
Pell CitySt. Clair County4,157$11,931
Leeds CityJefferson County2,223$11,920
Morgan CountyMorgan County7,691$11,920
Covington CountyCovington County3,040$11,826
Cullman CountyCullman County9,846$11,821
Oneonta CityBlount County1,403$11,816
Clay CountyClay County1,784$11,790
Coffee CountyCoffee County2,846$11,762
Attalla CityEtowah County1,538$11,641
Arab CityMarshall County2,653$11,637
Enterprise CityCoffee County6,651$11,632
Madison CityMadison County12,473$11,575
Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County19,377$11,564
Athens CityLimestone County4,840$11,561
Blount CountyBlount County7,798$11,462
Fort Payne CityDeKalb County3,515$11,328
Piedmont CityCalhoun County1,131$11,284
Etowah CountyEtowah County8,702$11,215
Autauga CountyAutauga County9,202$11,214
Houston CountyHouston County6,883$10,971
Pike Road CityMontgomery County2,695$10,965
Elmore CountyElmore County11,971$10,918
Madison CountyMadison County20,551$10,905
Albertville CityMarshall County5,900$10,827
St Clair CountySt. Clair County9,747$10,686
Chilton CountyChilton County7,858$10,446
Eufaula CityBarbour County6,289$9,957
LEAD AcademyMontgomery County711$9,395
Limestone CountyLimestone County15,887$9,240
Chickasaw CityMobile County2,654$9,068

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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