Dale County
A public school district in Ozark, Alabama, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,376
- Students enrolled
- 181.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 343.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,213
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,376 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,912th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 58th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,213 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 18% 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
Dale County spent $12,213 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,451 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 | $12,213 | $39.9 million | 3,270 |
| FY2022 | $11,476 | $37.2 million | 3,241 |
| FY2021 | $10,195 | $32.7 million | 3,208 |
| FY2020 | $9,583 | $31.2 million | 3,259 |
| FY2019 | $9,322 | $29.7 million | 3,189 |
| FY2018 | $9,010 | $28.4 million | 3,150 |
| FY2017 | $8,849 | $27.7 million | 3,135 |
| FY2016 | $8,334 | $25.7 million | 3,079 |
| FY2015 | $8,266 | $25.1 million | 3,042 |
| FY2014 | $8,290 | $25.1 million | 3,026 |
| FY2013 | $8,035 | $24.5 million | 3,045 |
| FY2012 | $8,314 | $24.3 million | 2,928 |
| FY2011 | $8,613 | $25.0 million | 2,906 |
| FY2010 | $8,384 | $24.1 million | 2,875 |
| FY2009 | $8,405 | $24.0 million | 2,850 |
| FY2008 | $8,352 | $24.0 million | 2,869 |
| FY2007 | $7,481 | $21.8 million | 2,912 |
| FY2006 | $7,186 | $20.4 million | 2,841 |
| FY2005 | $6,451 | $18.4 million | 2,852 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.9 million | 14.9% |
| State | $29.3 million | 62.8% |
| Local | $10.4 million | 22.3% |
| Total | $46.6 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ariton School | 887 |
| Bridge Academy | |
| Dale County High School | 437 |
| GW Long Elementary School | 492 |
| George W Long High School | 377 |
| Midland City Elementary School | 478 |
| Newton Elementary School | 293 |
| Opportunity Academy | |
| South Dale Middle School | 412 |
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
- 0101050
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