Shelby County
A public school district in Columbiana, Alabama, with 33 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 20,638
- Students enrolled
- 1,277.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,687.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,436
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 20,638 in 2024–25
- Ranks 368th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 8th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 97% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,436 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 20% 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
Shelby County spent $12,436 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,377 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 | $12,436 | $263.4 million | 21,179 |
| FY2022 | $11,253 | $237.5 million | 21,102 |
| FY2021 | $10,951 | $223.8 million | 20,438 |
| FY2020 | $10,238 | $214.9 million | 20,991 |
| FY2019 | $10,245 | $210.7 million | 20,570 |
| FY2018 | $9,803 | $201.3 million | 20,539 |
| FY2017 | $9,726 | $196.9 million | 20,250 |
| FY2016 | $9,285 | $186.3 million | 20,064 |
| FY2015 | $9,480 | $188.9 million | 19,928 |
| FY2014 | $9,170 | $209.2 million | 22,809 |
| FY2013 | $8,279 | $237.2 million | 28,655 |
| FY2012 | $8,200 | $232.1 million | 28,304 |
| FY2011 | $8,517 | $239.0 million | 28,063 |
| FY2010 | $8,619 | $238.9 million | 27,717 |
| FY2009 | $8,580 | $233.3 million | 27,194 |
| FY2008 | $9,095 | $239.2 million | 26,299 |
| FY2007 | $8,692 | $222.8 million | 25,635 |
| FY2006 | $7,951 | $196.5 million | 24,713 |
| FY2005 | $7,377 | $172.2 million | 23,336 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $23.4 million | 7.1% |
| State | $180.4 million | 54.7% |
| Local | $125.8 million | 38.2% |
| Total | $329.7 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
33 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
- 0103030
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