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POPULATION
4,447,100
Alabama Public Schools
|
| PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW |
|
| NUMBER OF STUDENTS |
741,761 |
| NUMBER OF Alabama SCHOOLS |
1,606 |
| NUMBER OF Alabama SCHOOL DISTRICTS |
164 |
| SPENDING PER STUDENT ($) |
8,737 |
State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
|
| READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS |
PERCENTAGE |
|
Grade 3
Reading Proficiency
|
84.9 |
|
Grade 4
Reading Proficiency
|
85.0 |
|
Grade 5
Reading Proficiency
|
84.6 |
|
Grade 6
Reading Proficiency
|
84.9 |
|
Grade 7
Reading Proficiency
|
77.0 |
|
Grade 8
Reading Proficiency
|
71.9 |
|
Grade 11
Reading Proficiency
|
84.3 |
|
Grade 12
Reading Proficiency
|
95.4 |
|
| MATH TESTS |
PERCENTAGE |
|
Grade 3
Math Proficiency
|
77.4 |
|
Grade 4
Math Proficiency
|
78.3 |
|
Grade 5
Math Proficiency
|
77.3 |
|
Grade 6
Math Proficiency
|
73.5 |
|
Grade 7
Math Proficiency
|
59.8 |
|
Grade 8
Math Proficiency
|
66.3 |
|
Grade 11
Math Proficiency
|
86.5 |
|
Grade 12
Math Proficiency
|
95.6 |
School enrollment by group
|
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS |
THIS STATE |
NATION |
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) |
59.4 |
57.0 |
| BLACK (%) |
36.0 |
17.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) |
2.8 |
19.9 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) |
1.0 |
4.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) |
0.8 |
1.2 |
|
| SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS |
THIS STATE |
NATION |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) |
51.6 |
41.4 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%) |
2.0 |
7.9 |
| STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%) |
12.7 |
12.2 |
Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)
|
|
12.84
|
15.62
|
AVG FOR STATE
|
|
AVG FOR NATION
|
|
|
|
Alabama Educational Environment
|
| POPULATION |
STATE |
NATION |
| POPULATION |
4,589,588 |
299,458,655 |
| POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) |
89 |
84 |
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE |
STATE |
NATION |
| 4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW |
6.6%
|
6.8%
|
| 5-19 YEARS OLD |
18.6%
|
19.2%
|
| 20-44 YEARS OLD |
35.6%
|
36.4%
|
| 45-64 YEARS OLD |
25.5%
|
24.9%
|
| 65 OR OLDER |
13.7%
|
12.7%
|
| HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS |
STATE |
NATION |
| NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS |
1,802,490 |
112,337,034 |
| SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN |
12.4%
|
11.6%
|
| ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA |
81.2%
|
85.4%
|
| ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE |
23.1%
|
28.0%
|
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION |
STATE |
NATION |
| $150,000 or more |
3.9%
|
6.5%
|
| $100,000 - $149,999 |
7.4%
|
10.7%
|
| $75,000 - $99,999 |
9.4%
|
11.7%
|
| $50,000 - $74,999 |
18.2%
|
19.6%
|
| $30,000 - $49,999 |
21.8%
|
21.0%
|
| $15,000 - $29,999 |
19.2%
|
16.7%
|
| $15,000 or less |
20.1%
|
13.8%
|
Educational Expenditures
|
| FOR THE STATE |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$4,493
|
$3,333,081,055
|
51.4 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$395
|
$293,234,818
|
4.5 |
| STAFF |
$378
|
$280,360,810
|
4.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$208
|
$154,427,556
|
2.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$475
|
$351,994,349
|
5.4 |
| OPERATION |
$715
|
$530,583,901
|
8.2 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$355
|
$263,267,944
|
4.1 |
| OTHER |
$153
|
$113,631,434
|
1.8 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$2,679
|
$1,987,500,812
|
30.7 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$1,564
|
$1,160,157,610
|
17.9 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$8,737
|
$6,480,739,477
|
100.0 |
|
| FOR THE NATION |
PER STUDENT |
TOTAL |
% OF TOTAL |
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$5,582
|
$274,180,000,000
|
53.3 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES |
| STUDENT |
$475
|
$23,356,970,935
|
4.5 |
| STAFF |
$446
|
$21,924,659,888
|
4.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION |
$181
|
$8,920,041,056
|
1.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION |
$514
|
$25,277,042,259
|
4.9 |
| OPERATION |
$902
|
$44,320,216,892
|
8.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION |
$384
|
$18,864,068,868
|
3.7 |
| OTHER |
$294
|
$14,465,936,592
|
2.8 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT |
$3,199
|
$157,129,000,000
|
30.6 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES |
$1,687
|
$82,900,118,526
|
16.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES |
$10,469
|
$514,209,000,000
|
100.0 |
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