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Dale County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,313 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Dale County School District is a school district in Alabama (Dale County). During the 2024 school year, 3,313 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Dale County School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jerald Cook
Shannon Deloney
Priscilla McKnight
Phillip Parker
Dale Sutton

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Overlapping state house districts

Dale County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 93Steve ClouseRepublican Party 56% 59%
Alabama House of Representatives District 89Marcus ParamoreRepublican Party 44% 17%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,972,000 $1,843 14%
Local: $9,674,000 $2,985 22%
State: $28,550,000 $8,809 65%
Total: $44,196,000 $13,637
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $41,794,000 $12,895
Total Current Expenditures: $37,194,000 $11,476
Instructional Expenditures: $22,158,000 $6,836 53%
Student and Staff Support: $2,530,000 $780 6%
Administration: $4,022,000 $1,240 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,484,000 $2,617 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,995,000 $924
Construction: $2,271,000 $700
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,152,000 $355
Interest on Debt: $398,000 $122

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 31 >=50 7 20-24 >=50 40-49 38
2018-2019 60 >=50 35 60-64 >=50 40-59 66
2017-2018 59 >=50 32 60-64 >=50 40-59 65
2016-2017 52 >=50 25-29 45-49 >=50 40-59 57
2015-2016 51 >=50 25-29 40-49 >=50 PS 56
2014-2015 45 >=50 25-29 40-49 >=50 30-39 49
2013-2014 39 >=50 15-19 30-39 PS 20-24 45
2012-2013 81 >=50 65-69 70-79 PS 70-79 84
2011-2012 88 >=50 80-84 80-89 PS 60-79 89
2010-2011 86 >=50 70-74 >=80 >=50 >=50 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50 >=50 22 40-44 >=50 60-69 58
2018-2019 53 >=50 31 45-49 >=50 40-59 59
2017-2018 52 >=50 26 45-49 >=50 40-59 58
2016-2017 46 >=50 20-24 40-44 >=50 40-59 51
2015-2016 44 >=50 20-24 30-39 >=50 PS 49
2014-2015 47 <50 20-24 30-39 >=50 30-39 52
2013-2014 42 >=50 25-29 20-29 PS 30-34 46
2012-2013 89 >=50 80-84 >=90 PS >=90 91
2011-2012 90 >=50 80-84 80-89 PS >=80 91
2010-2011 87 >=50 75-79 60-79 >=50 >=50 89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 98 PS >=90 >=50 PS >=95
2018-2019 98 >=90 >=50 >=95
2017-2018 97 PS >=90 PS PS >=95
2016-2017 94 PS >=90 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS >=90 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=80 PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 86 80-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 84 PS 70-79 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 80 PS 70-79 PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 79 70-79 PS PS 80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,313 1.3
2022-2023 3,270 0.9
2021-2022 3,241 1.0
2020-2021 3,208 -1.6
2019-2020 3,259 2.1
2018-2019 3,189 1.2
2017-2018 3,150 0.5
2016-2017 3,135 1.8
2015-2016 3,079 1.2
2014-2015 3,042 0.5
2013-2014 3,026 -0.6
2012-2013 3,045 3.8
2011-2012 2,928 0.8
2010-2011 2,906 1.1
2009-2010 2,875 0.9
2008-2009 2,850 -0.7
2007-2008 2,869 -1.5
2006-2007 2,912 2.4
2005-2006 2,841 -0.4
2004-2005 2,852 4.1
2003-2004 2,734 2.9
2002-2003 2,654 0.2
2001-2002 2,649 -1.3
2000-2001 2,684 1.7
1999-2000 2,638 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Dale County School District (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 1.5
Black 19.9 31.6
Hispanic 6.4 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 4.0 3.8
White 68.4 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Dale County School District had 192.08 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.25.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 13.00
Elementary: 88.90
Secondary: 86.18
Total: 192.08

Dale County School District employed 5.80 district administrators and 17.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.80
District Administrative Support: 5.50
School Administrators: 17.90
School Administrative Support: 11.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 41.77
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 12.85
Other Support Services: 43.49

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Dale County School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ariton School881PK-12
Bridge Academy09-12
Dale County High School4269-12
George W Long High School3647-12
Gw Long Elementary School493PK-6
Midland City Elementary School457PK-4
Newton Elementary School282PK-6
Opportunity Academy07-12
South Dale Middle School4105-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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