Etowah County
A public school district in Gadsden, Alabama, with 24 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,739
- Students enrolled
- 501.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,103
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,215
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,739 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,053rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 22nd 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: $11,215 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 10% 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
Etowah County spent $11,215 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,193 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 | $11,215 | $97.6 million | 8,702 |
| FY2022 | $10,738 | $92.5 million | 8,612 |
| FY2021 | $9,495 | $80.7 million | 8,504 |
| FY2020 | $9,410 | $81.1 million | 8,614 |
| FY2019 | $9,140 | $77.6 million | 8,486 |
| FY2018 | $8,800 | $75.1 million | 8,532 |
| FY2017 | $8,433 | $73.9 million | 8,764 |
| FY2016 | $8,206 | $72.2 million | 8,802 |
| FY2015 | $8,086 | $72.2 million | 8,932 |
| FY2014 | $8,052 | $72.3 million | 8,981 |
| FY2013 | $7,643 | $69.8 million | 9,138 |
| FY2012 | $7,326 | $68.0 million | 9,284 |
| FY2011 | $7,583 | $70.5 million | 9,295 |
| FY2010 | $7,700 | $71.2 million | 9,251 |
| FY2009 | $7,794 | $71.7 million | 9,199 |
| FY2008 | $7,903 | $72.9 million | 9,225 |
| FY2007 | $7,385 | $67.1 million | 9,084 |
| FY2006 | $6,702 | $60.7 million | 9,053 |
| FY2005 | $6,193 | $54.9 million | 8,860 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $18.8 million | 16.7% |
| State | $71.5 million | 63.3% |
| Local | $22.6 million | 20.0% |
| Total | $112.9 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
24 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
- 0101380
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