Opelika City
A public school district in Opelika, Alabama, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,377
- Students enrolled
- 321.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 510.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,232
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,377 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,780th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 40th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 89% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,232 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
Opelika City spent $12,232 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,097 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 | $12,232 | $61.7 million | 5,048 |
| FY2022 | $11,407 | $56.8 million | 4,977 |
| FY2021 | $10,862 | $51.2 million | 4,714 |
| FY2020 | $10,785 | $49.8 million | 4,616 |
| FY2019 | $10,732 | $48.4 million | 4,514 |
| FY2018 | $10,406 | $46.9 million | 4,505 |
| FY2017 | $10,435 | $46.3 million | 4,435 |
| FY2016 | $10,372 | $44.0 million | 4,240 |
| FY2015 | $10,080 | $43.3 million | 4,294 |
| FY2014 | $10,158 | $44.1 million | 4,337 |
| FY2013 | $10,052 | $43.2 million | 4,299 |
| FY2012 | $9,735 | $41.0 million | 4,211 |
| FY2011 | $10,068 | $42.4 million | 4,210 |
| FY2010 | $9,481 | $40.8 million | 4,307 |
| FY2009 | $9,245 | $38.6 million | 4,172 |
| FY2008 | $9,697 | $40.5 million | 4,181 |
| FY2007 | $9,123 | $39.0 million | 4,275 |
| FY2006 | $8,882 | $37.1 million | 4,178 |
| FY2005 | $8,097 | $35.0 million | 4,325 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.4 million | 13.9% |
| State | $38.9 million | 47.4% |
| Local | $31.8 million | 38.7% |
| Total | $82.1 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Carver Primary School | 414 |
| Fox Run School | 392 |
| Jeter Primary School | 435 |
| Morris Avenue Intermediate School | 397 |
| Northside School | 464 |
| Opelika High School | 1,590 |
| Opelika Learning Center | |
| Opelika Middle School | 812 |
| Southview Primary School | 480 |
| West Forest Intermediate School | 393 |
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
- 0102580
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