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Dallas County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,331 (2023-2024)
Schools: 12 (2023-2024)
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Dallas County School District is a school district in Alabama (Dallas County). During the 2024 school year, 2,331 students attended one of the district's 12 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 Dallas County School District consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Melvin Brown
Leroy Miles
William Minor
Mamie Solomon
Mark Story

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Overlapping state house districts

Dallas County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 67Prince ChestnutDemocratic Party 100% 59%

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: $11,649,000 $4,399 27%
Local: $6,696,000 $2,529 16%
State: $24,810,000 $9,369 57%
Total: $43,155,000 $16,297
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $43,543,000 $16,443
Total Current Expenditures: $40,648,000 $15,350
Instructional Expenditures: $18,967,000 $7,162 44%
Student and Staff Support: $7,542,000 $2,848 17%
Administration: $4,431,000 $1,673 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,708,000 $3,666 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,172,000 $820
Construction: $1,428,000 $539
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $626,000 $236
Interest on Debt: $63,000 $23

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 2 PS 2 <=20 <=10 <=5
2018-2019 30 PS 25 <50 PS 46
2017-2018 26 PS 21 <50 <50 44
2016-2017 24 PS 18 <50 >=50 42
2015-2016 23 PS 18 <50 40
2014-2015 21 PS 17 <50 <=10 34
2013-2014 19 PS 14 <50 20-29 37
2012-2013 67 PS 64 >=50 60-69 79
2011-2012 71 PS 68 >=50 >=80 78
2010-2011 66 PS 64 >=50 21-39 77

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 22 PS 19 21-39 20-29 35-39
2018-2019 29 PS 23 <50 PS 49
2017-2018 26 PS 20 <50 >=50 46
2016-2017 22 PS 18 <50 >=50 36
2015-2016 24 PS 19 <50 38
2014-2015 23 PS 19 <50 <=10 35
2013-2014 26 PS 21 <50 30-39 43
2012-2013 75 PS 72 >=50 70-79 83
2011-2012 74 PS 71 >=50 >=80 83
2010-2011 71 PS 68 >=50 40-59 83

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 90 90-94 PS 80-89
2018-2019 94 PS >=95 PS >=90
2017-2018 92 90-94 80-89
2016-2017 88 85-89 PS 85-89
2015-2016 89 90-94 PS 80-84
2014-2015 91 90-94 PS 80-89
2013-2014 92 90-94 PS 90-94
2012-2013 73 75-79 PS 60-69
2011-2012 71 65-69 80-84
2010-2011 66 60-64 PS 70-74

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 2,331 -6.7
2022-2023 2,488 -6.4
2021-2022 2,648 -2.0
2020-2021 2,701 -6.6
2019-2020 2,880 -5.1
2018-2019 3,027 -5.0
2017-2018 3,179 1.1
2016-2017 3,145 -3.1
2015-2016 3,243 -1.7
2014-2015 3,299 -6.7
2013-2014 3,519 -5.8
2012-2013 3,723 1.0
2011-2012 3,684 -5.4
2010-2011 3,883 -3.3
2009-2010 4,011 -3.6
2008-2009 4,154 -1.5
2007-2008 4,215 -3.2
2006-2007 4,351 -0.9
2005-2006 4,389 -0.7
2004-2005 4,420 -1.4
2003-2004 4,482 -1.2
2002-2003 4,536 -4.1
2001-2002 4,721 -1.7
2000-2001 4,802 -2.4
1999-2000 4,916 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Dallas County School District (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 1.5
Black 79.2 31.6
Hispanic 1.2 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.9 3.8
White 14.3 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, Dallas County School District had 132.38 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.61.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.00
Kindergarten: 7.00
Elementary: 46.24
Secondary: 72.14
Total: 132.38

Dallas County School District employed 11.00 district administrators and 24.95 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 18.86
School Administrators: 24.95
School Administrative Support: 9.04
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 20.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.42
Other Support Services: 55.78

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 Dallas County School District operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Brantley Elementary School201PK-6
Bruce K Craig Elementary School1623-5
Dallas County Career Technical Center07-12
Dallas County High School3739-12
Je Terry Elementary School72PK-6
Keith Middlehigh School1996-12
Salem Elementary School153PK-5
Southside High School2789-12
Southside Primary School143PK-2
Tipton Durant Middle School1826-8
Valley Grande Elementary School372PK-6
William R Martin Middle School1967-8

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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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