Birmingham City
A public school district in Birmingham, Alabama, with 49 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 20,954
- Students enrolled
- 1,089
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,963
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,201
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 20,954 in 2024–25
- Ranks 360th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,201 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 54% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Birmingham City spent $16,201 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,994 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $16,201 | $342.3 million | 21,130 |
| FY2022 | $13,890 | $296.3 million | 21,328 |
| FY2021 | $12,272 | $265.0 million | 21,597 |
| FY2020 | $11,905 | $270.5 million | 22,726 |
| FY2019 | $11,779 | $271.4 million | 23,041 |
| FY2018 | $11,118 | $264.4 million | 23,777 |
| FY2017 | $10,761 | $259.0 million | 24,070 |
| FY2016 | $10,316 | $254.7 million | 24,693 |
| FY2015 | $10,147 | $248.1 million | 24,449 |
| FY2014 | $9,886 | $245.8 million | 24,858 |
| FY2013 | $9,817 | $246.4 million | 25,104 |
| FY2012 | $10,280 | $257.9 million | 25,091 |
| FY2011 | $10,676 | $276.6 million | 25,914 |
| FY2010 | $10,229 | $273.3 million | 26,721 |
| FY2009 | $9,393 | $257.8 million | 27,440 |
| FY2008 | $9,699 | $274.1 million | 28,266 |
| FY2007 | $9,638 | $283.7 million | 29,435 |
| FY2006 | $8,847 | $273.9 million | 30,959 |
| FY2005 | $7,994 | $254.6 million | 31,843 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $114.8 million | 28.3% |
| State | $156.2 million | 38.6% |
| Local | $134.0 million | 33.1% |
| Total | $404.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
49 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0100390
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alabama — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alabama — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alabama on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved