Alabama · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Alabama
The 50 Alabama districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $20,753
- Top per-pupil spend
- $14,233
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Lowndes County spends $20,753 per student, the most of any Alabama district listed, against an average of $14,233 across the top 50.
- $20,753
- top spend (Lowndes County)
- $12,566
- lowest on this list
- 1.7×
- spread across the listed districts
- 1,176
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lowndes County Hayneville | $20,753 |
| 2 | I3 Academy Birmingham | $19,544 |
| 3 | Greene County Eutaw | $17,428 |
| 4 | Macon County Tuskegee | $16,963 |
| 5 | Mountain Brook City Mountain Brook | $16,756 |
| 6 | Wilcox County Camden | $16,466 |
| 7 | Sumter County Livingston | $16,048 |
| 8 | Choctaw County Butler | $15,390 |
| 9 | Dallas County Selma | $15,350 |
| 10 | Coosa County Rockford | $15,283 |
| 11 | Perry County Marion | $15,116 |
| 12 | Conecuh County Evergreen | $14,896 |
| 13 | Barbour County Clayton | $14,818 |
| 14 | Midfield City Midfield | $14,625 |
| 15 | Maef Public Charter Schools Mobile | $14,611 |
| 16 | Pike County Troy | $14,433 |
| 17 | Homewood City Homewood | $14,312 |
| 18 | Marengo County Linden | $14,299 |
| 19 | Selma City Selma | $14,289 |
| 20 | Sheffield City Sheffield | $14,229 |
| 21 | Vestavia Hills City Vestavia Hills | $14,068 |
| 22 | Colbert County Tuscumbia | $13,961 |
| 23 | Anniston City Anniston | $13,896 |
| 24 | Birmingham City Birmingham | $13,890 |
| 25 | Bullock County Union Springs | $13,871 |
| 26 | Hoover City Hoover | $13,854 |
| 27 | Decatur City Decatur | $13,764 |
| 28 | Fairfield City Fairfield | $13,725 |
| 29 | Winston County Double Springs | $13,667 |
| 30 | Talladega City Talladega | $13,644 |
| 31 | Bessemer City Bessemer | $13,580 |
| 32 | Clarke County Grove Hill | $13,283 |
| 33 | Florence City Florence | $13,248 |
| 34 | Thomasville City Thomasville | $13,226 |
| 35 | Escambia County Brewton | $13,190 |
| 36 | Brewton City Brewton | $13,031 |
| 37 | Tuscaloosa City Tuscaloosa | $12,947 |
| 38 | Haleyville City Haleyville | $12,923 |
| 39 | Opp City Opp | $12,914 |
| 40 | Bibb County Centreville | $12,876 |
| 41 | University Charter School Livingston | $12,763 |
| 42 | Russellville City Russellville | $12,693 |
| 43 | Gadsden City Gadsden | $12,669 |
| 44 | Tarrant City Tarrant | $12,668 |
| 45 | Monroe County Monroeville | $12,660 |
| 46 | Troy City Troy | $12,647 |
| 47 | Fayette County Fayette | $12,622 |
| 48 | Guntersville City Guntersville | $12,616 |
| 49 | Randolph County Wedowee | $12,603 |
| 50 | Alexander City Alexander City | $12,566 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.