Tuscaloosa County
A public school district in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with 36 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 19,278
- Students enrolled
- 1,118.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,908.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,564
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 19,278 in 2024–25
- Ranks 402nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 9th 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: $11,564 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 13% 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
Tuscaloosa County spent $11,564 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,405 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 | $11,564 | $224.1 million | 19,377 |
| FY2022 | $11,186 | $213.8 million | 19,111 |
| FY2021 | $10,066 | $188.9 million | 18,766 |
| FY2020 | $9,162 | $174.6 million | 19,052 |
| FY2019 | $9,698 | $181.4 million | 18,709 |
| FY2018 | $9,240 | $172.2 million | 18,635 |
| FY2017 | $9,170 | $169.0 million | 18,430 |
| FY2016 | $8,459 | $155.2 million | 18,352 |
| FY2015 | $8,715 | $157.0 million | 18,015 |
| FY2014 | $8,373 | $149.5 million | 17,860 |
| FY2013 | $7,908 | $140.5 million | 17,763 |
| FY2012 | $7,763 | $136.9 million | 17,631 |
| FY2011 | $8,136 | $144.7 million | 17,785 |
| FY2010 | $8,120 | $143.3 million | 17,644 |
| FY2009 | $7,995 | $140.2 million | 17,535 |
| FY2008 | $8,500 | $144.2 million | 16,968 |
| FY2007 | $7,733 | $129.2 million | 16,712 |
| FY2006 | $6,951 | $113.3 million | 16,300 |
| FY2005 | $6,405 | $102.3 million | 15,978 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $35.9 million | 13.6% |
| State | $152.5 million | 58.0% |
| Local | $74.5 million | 28.4% |
| Total | $263.0 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
36 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
- 0103390
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