DeKalb County
A public school district in Rainsville, Alabama, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,769
- Students enrolled
- 549
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,004.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,528
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,769 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,044th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 21st of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 94% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,528 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 21% 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
DeKalb County spent $12,528 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,852 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 | $12,528 | $109.2 million | 8,717 |
| FY2022 | $11,829 | $102.0 million | 8,622 |
| FY2021 | $11,123 | $94.8 million | 8,525 |
| FY2020 | $9,740 | $87.4 million | 8,973 |
| FY2019 | $9,803 | $86.6 million | 8,835 |
| FY2018 | $9,474 | $84.1 million | 8,872 |
| FY2017 | $9,457 | $85.3 million | 9,023 |
| FY2016 | $8,742 | $78.8 million | 9,015 |
| FY2015 | $8,654 | $77.4 million | 8,949 |
| FY2014 | $8,649 | $76.0 million | 8,784 |
| FY2013 | $8,377 | $73.0 million | 8,719 |
| FY2012 | $8,452 | $73.5 million | 8,692 |
| FY2011 | $8,566 | $75.9 million | 8,857 |
| FY2010 | $8,674 | $77.0 million | 8,881 |
| FY2009 | $8,729 | $78.2 million | 8,961 |
| FY2008 | $8,929 | $78.2 million | 8,758 |
| FY2007 | $8,158 | $70.7 million | 8,668 |
| FY2006 | $7,373 | $64.0 million | 8,687 |
| FY2005 | $6,852 | $57.1 million | 8,331 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $31.7 million | 23.5% |
| State | $80.7 million | 59.8% |
| Local | $22.5 million | 16.6% |
| Total | $134.9 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
15 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alternative School | |
| Collinsville High School | 906 |
| Crossville Elementary School | 658 |
| Crossville High School | 649 |
| Crossville Middle School | 770 |
| Dekalb Annex School | |
| Dekalb Technical Center | |
| Fyffe High School | 954 |
| Geraldine School | 1,211 |
| Henagar Junior High School | 261 |
| Ider School | 586 |
| Plainview School | 1,167 |
| Ruhuma Junior High School | 175 |
| Sylvania School | 915 |
| Valley Head High School | 517 |
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
- 0101140
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