Pell City
A public school district in Pell City, Alabama, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,079
- Students enrolled
- 241
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 435
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,931
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,079 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,371st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 49th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,931 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 15% 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
Pell City spent $11,931 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,220 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 | $11,931 | $49.6 million | 4,157 |
| FY2022 | $10,747 | $44.5 million | 4,140 |
| FY2021 | $9,961 | $40.1 million | 4,028 |
| FY2020 | $8,906 | $36.9 million | 4,148 |
| FY2019 | $9,051 | $36.7 million | 4,050 |
| FY2018 | $8,934 | $35.4 million | 3,958 |
| FY2017 | $8,809 | $35.2 million | 3,999 |
| FY2016 | $8,500 | $34.2 million | 4,023 |
| FY2015 | $8,496 | $34.6 million | 4,067 |
| FY2014 | $8,338 | $34.4 million | 4,130 |
| FY2013 | $8,066 | $33.0 million | 4,091 |
| FY2012 | $7,943 | $33.1 million | 4,171 |
| FY2011 | $8,264 | $34.5 million | 4,180 |
| FY2010 | $7,882 | $32.9 million | 4,175 |
| FY2009 | $8,136 | $33.8 million | 4,152 |
| FY2008 | $8,257 | $34.5 million | 4,179 |
| FY2007 | $7,519 | $31.0 million | 4,129 |
| FY2006 | $6,834 | $28.1 million | 4,116 |
| FY2005 | $6,220 | $25.2 million | 4,056 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.4 million | 15.9% |
| State | $33.2 million | 55.8% |
| Local | $16.9 million | 28.4% |
| Total | $59.6 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Elementary School | 404 |
| Duran Junior High School | 601 |
| Eden Elementary School | 346 |
| Iola Roberts Elementary School | 402 |
| Legacy Center | 98 |
| Pell City High School | 1,193 |
| Walter M Kennedy School | 437 |
| Williams Intermediate School | 598 |
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
- 0102650
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