Colbert County
A public school district in Tuscumbia, Alabama, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,573
- Students enrolled
- 182
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 322
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,018
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,573 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,747th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 79th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 78% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,018 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 45% 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
Colbert County spent $15,018 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,762 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 | $15,018 | $39.4 million | 2,621 |
| FY2022 | $13,961 | $37.1 million | 2,658 |
| FY2021 | $12,955 | $33.9 million | 2,618 |
| FY2020 | $11,772 | $32.0 million | 2,720 |
| FY2019 | $11,716 | $31.3 million | 2,668 |
| FY2018 | $11,069 | $29.9 million | 2,704 |
| FY2017 | $11,507 | $30.1 million | 2,619 |
| FY2016 | $10,756 | $28.4 million | 2,638 |
| FY2015 | $10,481 | $28.3 million | 2,703 |
| FY2014 | $10,306 | $28.2 million | 2,739 |
| FY2013 | $10,165 | $28.1 million | 2,769 |
| FY2012 | $9,963 | $28.0 million | 2,812 |
| FY2011 | $9,845 | $28.5 million | 2,895 |
| FY2010 | $9,950 | $28.8 million | 2,898 |
| FY2009 | $9,784 | $28.9 million | 2,955 |
| FY2008 | $10,168 | $30.2 million | 2,971 |
| FY2007 | $9,476 | $28.6 million | 3,023 |
| FY2006 | $8,652 | $26.9 million | 3,104 |
| FY2005 | $7,762 | $25.0 million | 3,218 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.6 million | 17.7% |
| State | $20.8 million | 48.3% |
| Local | $14.7 million | 34.0% |
| Total | $43.1 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cherokee Elementary School | 226 |
| Cherokee High School | 206 |
| Colbert County High School | 438 |
| Colbert Heights Elementary School | 486 |
| Colbert Heights High School | 467 |
| Hatton Elementary School | 236 |
| Leighton Elementary School | 355 |
| New Bethel Elementary School | 159 |
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
- 0100840
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