Alabama · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Alabama

Schools in Alabama ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School tops the list: its district, Alabama Aerospace and Aviation, spends $42,797 per student, against a Alabama average of $13,538.

$42,797
per-student spend in Alabama Aerospace and Aviation: $13,538
Alabama average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High SchoolBessemer · high	Alabama Aerospace and Aviation	161	$42,797
2	Central Elementary SchoolHayneville · other	Lowndes County	200	$23,179
3	Calhoun High SchoolLetohatchee · high	Lowndes County	186	$23,179
4	Fort Deposit Elementary SchoolFort Deposit · other	Lowndes County	186	$23,179
5	Central High SchoolHayneville · high	Lowndes County	175	$23,179
6	Hayneville Middle SchoolHayneville · middle	Lowndes County	144	$23,179
7	Jacksonsteele Elementary SchoolHayneville · other	Lowndes County	114	$23,179
8	Lowndes County Middle SchoolFort Deposit · middle	Lowndes County	104	$23,179
9	Francis Marion SchoolMarion · other	Perry County	413	$21,181
10	Robert C Hatch High SchoolUniontown · other	Perry County	402	$21,181
11	I3 Academy Phase 1Birmingham · elementary	I3 Academy	411	$19,848
12	I3 Academy Phase 2Birmingham · middle	I3 Academy	400	$19,848
13	Sumter Central High SchoolYork · high	Sumter County	526	$19,216
14	Livingston Junior High SchoolLivingston · other	Sumter County	216	$19,216
15	York West End Junior High SchoolLivingston · other	Sumter County	159	$19,216
16	Kinterbish Junior High SchoolCuba · other	Sumter County	114	$19,216
17	Robert Brown Middle SchoolEutaw · elementary	Greene County	309	$19,154
18	Eutaw Primary SchoolEutaw · other	Greene County	282	$19,154
19	Greene County High SchoolEutaw · high	Greene County	250	$19,154
20	J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolCamden · other	Wilcox County	359	$18,907
21	Wilcox Central High SchoolCamden · high	Wilcox County	340	$18,907
22	F S Ervin Elementary SchoolPine Hill · other	Wilcox County	197	$18,907
23	Camden School of Arts TechnologyCamden · middle	Wilcox County	148	$18,907
24	Abc ElementaryAlberta · other	Wilcox County	103	$18,907
25	Barbour County High SchoolClayton · other	Barbour County	297	$18,210
26	Barbour County Intermediate SchoolLouisville · elementary	Barbour County	227	$18,210
27	Barbour County Primary SchoolClayton · other	Barbour County	134	$18,210
28	Mountain Brook Junior High SchoolMountain Brook · other	Mountain Brook City	1,005	$17,829
29	Mountain Brook High SchoolMountain Brook · high	Mountain Brook City	985	$17,829
30	Crestline Elementary SchoolMountain Brook · other	Mountain Brook City	743	$17,829
31	Brookwood Forest Elementary SchoolMountain Brook · other	Mountain Brook City	579	$17,829
32	Cherokee Bend Elementary SchoolMountain Brook · other	Mountain Brook City	562	$17,829
33	Mountain Brook Elementary SchoolMountain Brook · other	Mountain Brook City	551	$17,829
34	Valley Grande Elementary SchoolValley Grande · other	Dallas County	353	$17,801
35	Dallas County High SchoolPlantersville · high	Dallas County	334	$17,801
36	Southside High SchoolSelma · high	Dallas County	285	$17,801
37	Brantley Elementary SchoolSelma · other	Dallas County	204	$17,801
38	Keith Middlehigh SchoolOrrville · other	Dallas County	188	$17,801
39	William R Martin Middle SchoolValley Grande · middle	Dallas County	180	$17,801
40	Tipton Durant Middle SchoolSelma · middle	Dallas County	176	$17,801
41	Salem Elementary SchoolOrrville · other	Dallas County	155	$17,801
42	Bruce K Craig Elementary SchoolSelma · elementary	Dallas County	151	$17,801
43	Southside Primary SchoolSelma · other	Dallas County	147	$17,801
44	Je Terry Elementary SchoolPlantersville · other	Dallas County	110	$17,801
45	Booker T Washington HighTuskegee · high	Macon County	656	$17,599
46	George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolTuskegee · other	Macon County	406	$17,599
47	Tuskegee Public ElementaryTuskegee · elementary	Macon County	261	$17,599
48	Notasulga High SchoolNotasulga · other	Macon County	258	$17,599
49	Tuskegee Institute Middle SchoolTuskegee Institute · middle	Macon County	213	$17,599
50	Dc Wolfe SchoolShorter · other	Macon County	111	$17,599
51	Evergreen Elementary SchoolEvergreen · other	Conecuh County	342	$17,062
52	Hillcrest High SchoolEvergreen · high	Conecuh County	290	$17,062
53	Genesis Innovative SchoolEvergreen · other	Conecuh County	213	$17,062
54	Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolEvergreen · middle	Conecuh County	167	$17,062
55	Repton Junior High SchoolRepton · other	Conecuh County	129	$17,062
56	Conecuh County Junior High SchoolCastleberry · other	Conecuh County	118	$17,062
57	Lyeffion Junior High SchoolEvergreen · other	Conecuh County	85	$17,062
58	Choctaw County ElementaryButler · other	Choctaw County	295	$16,901
59	Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolGilbertown · other	Choctaw County	288	$16,901
60	Choctaw County High SchoolButler · other	Choctaw County	231	$16,901
61	Southern Choctaw High SchoolGilbertown · other	Choctaw County	211	$16,901
62	Sweet Water High SchoolSweet Water · other	Marengo County	600	$16,598
63	Marengo High SchoolDixons Mills · other	Marengo County	223	$16,598
64	Amelia L Johnson High SchoolThomaston · other	Marengo County	142	$16,598
65	Linden Elementary SchoolLinden · other	Linden City	184	$16,435
66	Linden High SchoolLinden · high	Linden City	126	$16,435
67	George P Austin Junior High SchoolLinden · middle	Linden City	77	$16,435
68	Huffman High SchoolmagnetBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	1,094	$16,201
69	Parker High SchoolBirmingham · high	Birmingham City	942	$16,201
70	Glen Iris Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	827	$16,201
71	Huffman AcademyBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	779	$16,201
72	Ramsay High SchoolBirmingham · high	Birmingham City	762	$16,201
73	Woodlawn High SchoolmagnetBirmingham · high	Birmingham City	750	$16,201
74	Jacksonolin High SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	713	$16,201
75	Hayes K8Birmingham · other	Birmingham City	693	$16,201
76	Sun Valley Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	678	$16,201
77	Wenonah High SchoolBirmingham · high	Birmingham City	670	$16,201
78	Washington K8Birmingham · other	Birmingham City	617	$16,201
79	Phillips AcademyBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	609	$16,201
80	Hudson Keight SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	580	$16,201
81	Christian SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	574	$16,201
82	George Washington Carver High SchoolBirmingham · high	Birmingham City	570	$16,201
83	Martha Gaskins K5Birmingham · other	Birmingham City	537	$16,201
84	Oxmoor K5Birmingham · other	Birmingham City	512	$16,201
85	South Hampton K8Birmingham · other	Birmingham City	511	$16,201
86	West End AcademyBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	492	$16,201
87	Jones Valley Middle SchoolBirmingham · middle	Birmingham City	465	$16,201
88	Minor Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	441	$16,201
89	Wilkerson Middle SchoolBirmingham · middle	Birmingham City	424	$16,201
90	Tuggle Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	423	$16,201
91	Wylam Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	399	$16,201
92	Central Park Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	386	$16,201
93	Huffman Middle SchoolBirmingham · middle	Birmingham City	384	$16,201
94	Barrett Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	383	$16,201
95	Bush Hills Steam AcademyBirmingham · middle	Birmingham City	370	$16,201
96	Robinson Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	354	$16,201
97	Hemphill Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	353	$16,201
98	Oliver K5 SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	343	$16,201
99	Richard Arrington ElementaryBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	341	$16,201
100	Avondale Elementary SchoolBirmingham · other	Birmingham City	339	$16,201

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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