Jefferson County
A public school district in Birmingham, Alabama, with 57 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 35,444
- Students enrolled
- 2,035.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 3,433.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,194
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 35,444 in 2024–25
- Ranks 162nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,194 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
Jefferson County spent $12,194 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,318 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 | $12,194 | $438.4 million | 35,951 |
| FY2022 | $11,497 | $411.8 million | 35,819 |
| FY2021 | $10,237 | $361.7 million | 35,336 |
| FY2020 | $9,723 | $353.5 million | 36,359 |
| FY2019 | $9,505 | $344.5 million | 36,246 |
| FY2018 | $9,262 | $334.8 million | 36,144 |
| FY2017 | $9,107 | $329.4 million | 36,171 |
| FY2016 | $8,795 | $317.4 million | 36,092 |
| FY2015 | $8,793 | $316.6 million | 36,003 |
| FY2014 | $8,804 | $318.7 million | 36,203 |
| FY2013 | $8,671 | $312.7 million | 36,069 |
| FY2012 | $8,532 | $307.0 million | 35,978 |
| FY2011 | $8,872 | $318.1 million | 35,860 |
| FY2010 | $9,072 | $327.1 million | 36,058 |
| FY2009 | $8,614 | $311.6 million | 36,174 |
| FY2008 | $8,636 | $311.8 million | 36,109 |
| FY2007 | $7,963 | $289.0 million | 36,290 |
| FY2006 | $7,212 | $258.4 million | 35,834 |
| FY2005 | $6,318 | $249.2 million | 39,434 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $88.1 million | 16.7% |
| State | $282.4 million | 53.4% |
| Local | $158.0 million | 29.9% |
| Total | $528.6 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
57 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
- 0101920
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