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Tuscaloosa County

Tuscaloosa, Alabama · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

19,278
Students enrolled
36
Public schools
1,119
Classroom teachers (FTE)
17.2:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 767
  • Kindergarten 1,448
  • Grade 1 1,452
  • Grade 2 1,515
  • Grade 3 1,589
  • Grade 4 1,383
  • Grade 5 1,439
  • Grade 6 1,359
  • Grade 7 1,363
  • Grade 8 1,325
  • Grade 9 1,524
  • Grade 10 1,457
  • Grade 11 1,329
  • Grade 12 1,328

By race/ethnicity

  • White 51%
  • Black or African American 32%
  • Hispanic/Latino 14%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 9,985 of 19,278 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 51%
  • Reduced-price lunch <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$12,186 spent per student on day-to-day operations Alabama median: $13,726 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $6,677
  • Support services $4,589
  • Other (food service, etc.) $920

Where the money comes from

  • Local 27%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 13%

Total revenue $274.7 milliontotal spending $253.5 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: MidsizeStudents: 53% suburb, 47% rural

Total staff (FTE)

1,909

District office

2314 9th St, Tuscaloosa AL 35403

County

Tuscaloosa County

Official website

NCES District ID

103390

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Public Schools in Tuscaloosa County (36)

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Tuscaloosa County High School

Northport, AL · Grades 09–12 · 1,607 students · High

Hillcrest High School

Tuscaloosa, AL · Grades 09–12 · 1,434 students · High

Brookwood High School

Brookwood, AL · Grades 09–12 · 1,076 students · High

Lake View Elementary School

Mccalla, AL · Grades PK–05 · 744 students · Elementary

Walker Elementary School

Northport, AL · Grades PK–05 · 743 students · Elementary

Brookwood Middle School

Vance, AL · Grades 06–08 · 738 students · Middle

Echols Middle School

Northport, AL · Grades 07–08 · 738 students · Middle

Brookwood Elementary School

Brookwood, AL · Grades PK–05 · 631 students · Elementary

Taylorville Primary School

Tuscaloosa, AL · Grades PK–02 · 578 students · Elementary

Sipsey Valley Middle School

Buhl, AL · Grades 05–08 · 575 students · Middle

Northport Elementary School

Northport, AL · Grades PK–02 · 558 students · Elementary

Hillcrest Middle School

Tuscaloosa, AL · Grades 06–08 · 542 students · Middle

Northside High School

Northport, AL · Grades 09–12 · 535 students · High

Sipsey Valley High School

Buhl, AL · Grades 09–12 · 524 students · High

Big Sandy Elementary

Moundville, AL · Grades PK–05 · 522 students · Elementary

Englewood Elementary School

Tuscaloosa, AL · Grades 03–05 · 522 students · Elementary

Maxwell Elementary School

Duncanville, AL · Grades PK–05 · 511 students · Elementary

Northport Intermediate School

Northport, AL · Grades 05–06 · 500 students · Middle

Duncanville Middle School

Duncanville, AL · Grades 06–08 · 460 students · Middle

Flatwoods Elementary School

Northport, AL · Grades PK–04 · 459 students · Elementary

Holt High School

Tuscaloosa, AL · Grades 09–12 · 456 students · High

Vance Elementary School

Vance, AL · Grades PK–05 · 451 students · Elementary

Holt Elementary School

Tuscaloosa, AL · Grades PK–05 · 448 students · Elementary

Cottondale Elementary School

Cottondale, AL · Grades PK–05 · 438 students · Elementary