Chambers County
A public school district in Lafayette, Alabama, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,203
- Students enrolled
- 176
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 380.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,105
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,203 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,065th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 61st of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,105 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 26% 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
Chambers County spent $13,105 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,472 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 | $13,105 | $41.4 million | 3,158 |
| FY2022 | $12,053 | $40.3 million | 3,347 |
| FY2021 | $11,054 | $37.4 million | 3,386 |
| FY2020 | $10,093 | $35.1 million | 3,479 |
| FY2019 | $10,200 | $36.2 million | 3,545 |
| FY2018 | $9,462 | $34.4 million | 3,640 |
| FY2017 | $9,296 | $33.9 million | 3,651 |
| FY2016 | $9,054 | $33.8 million | 3,729 |
| FY2015 | $8,925 | $33.4 million | 3,739 |
| FY2014 | $9,116 | $34.5 million | 3,787 |
| FY2013 | $8,071 | $31.4 million | 3,891 |
| FY2012 | $7,854 | $30.9 million | 3,940 |
| FY2011 | $7,967 | $32.4 million | 4,070 |
| FY2010 | $8,133 | $33.3 million | 4,094 |
| FY2009 | $7,915 | $32.7 million | 4,135 |
| FY2008 | $8,204 | $34.4 million | 4,191 |
| FY2007 | $7,652 | $32.5 million | 4,245 |
| FY2006 | $6,862 | $29.7 million | 4,325 |
| FY2005 | $6,472 | $28.0 million | 4,329 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.1 million | 22.4% |
| State | $26.6 million | 53.7% |
| Local | $11.8 million | 23.9% |
| Total | $49.5 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bob HardingShawmut Elementary | 232 |
| Fairfax Elementary School | 689 |
| Huguley Elementary School | 383 |
| Inspire Academy | |
| Inspire Virtual Academy | 29 |
| John P Powell Middle School | 140 |
| Lafayette Eastside Elementary School | 311 |
| Lafayette High School | 182 |
| Valley High School | 692 |
| W F Burns Middle School | 545 |
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
- 0100600
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