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DeKalb County School District, Alabama

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DeKalb County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 8,704 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
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DeKalb County School District is a school district in Alabama (DeKalb County). During the 2024 school year, 8,704 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

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

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School board

The DeKalb 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
Kelly Armstrong
Monty Darwin
Robert Elliott
Carol Hiett
Randy Peppers

Elections

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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: $23,087,000 $2,678 21%
Local: $20,265,000 $2,350 18%
State: $68,953,000 $7,997 61%
Total: $112,305,000 $13,025
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $111,714,000 $12,956
Total Current Expenditures: $101,990,000 $11,829
Instructional Expenditures: $56,823,000 $6,590 51%
Student and Staff Support: $11,256,000 $1,305 10%
Administration: $11,944,000 $1,385 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $21,967,000 $2,547 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,410,000 $975
Construction: $6,706,000 $777
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $666,000 $77
Interest on Debt: $522,000 $60


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 18 <50 <=10 9 30 <=20 21
2018-2019 37 >=50 20-29 27 50 40-59 39
2017-2018 40 40-59 21-39 24 57 40-59 45
2016-2017 35 >=50 20-29 23 49 21-39 38
2015-2016 31 >=50 11-19 17 46 <50 35
2014-2015 30 PS 20-29 18 44 25-29 31
2013-2014 31 PS 11-19 18 42 25-29 34
2012-2013 75 PS 70-79 68 84 60-69 76
2011-2012 78 PS 50-59 70 86 >=50 79
2010-2011 79 PS 50-59 72 87 60-79 81

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 37 >=50 30-39 21 54 60-79 42
2018-2019 35 >=50 20-29 14 50 60-79 43
2017-2018 36 >=50 <=20 15 54 21-39 44
2016-2017 31 >=50 20-29 14 46 21-39 36
2015-2016 30 >=50 20-29 12 44 <50 35
2014-2015 33 PS 20-29 14 50 15-19 39
2013-2014 37 PS 20-29 17 50 30-34 42
2012-2013 81 PS 70-79 67 92 60-69 85
2011-2012 83 PS 70-79 71 91 >=50 86
2010-2011 83 PS 60-69 74 90 >=80 85

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 94 >=50 90-94 >=95 93
2018-2019 93 PS >=95 >=95 PS 91
2017-2018 92 PS 90-94 >=95 90
2016-2017 91 >=50 90-94 PS 90
2015-2016 88 >=50 85-89 90-94 PS 88
2014-2015 90 >=50 >=95 90-94 PS 88
2013-2014 90 >=50 >=95 90-94 87
2012-2013 83 >=50 80-84 90-94 82
2011-2012 81 PS >=50 70-74 90-94 80
2010-2011 84 PS PS 85-89 90-94 82


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 8,704 -0.1
2022-2023 8,717 1.1
2021-2022 8,622 1.1
2020-2021 8,525 -5.3
2019-2020 8,973 1.5
2018-2019 8,835 -0.4
2017-2018 8,872 -1.7
2016-2017 9,023 0.1
2015-2016 9,015 0.7
2014-2015 8,949 1.8
2013-2014 8,784 0.7
2012-2013 8,719 0.3
2011-2012 8,692 -1.9
2010-2011 8,857 -0.3
2009-2010 8,881 -0.9
2008-2009 8,961 2.3
2007-2008 8,758 1.0
2006-2007 8,668 -0.2
2005-2006 8,687 4.1
2004-2005 8,331 2.5
2003-2004 8,123 1.8
2002-2003 7,978 0.6
2001-2002 7,932 1.6
2000-2001 7,808 2.7
1999-2000 7,601 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE DeKalb County School District (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 10.6 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 1.5
Black 0.9 31.6
Hispanic 34.6 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.5 3.8
White 52.1 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, DeKalb County School District had 551.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.8.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 19.00
Kindergarten: 43.00
Elementary: 219.00
Secondary: 270.00
Total: 551.00

DeKalb County School District employed 11.54 district administrators and 31.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.54
District Administrative Support: 15.50
School Administrators: 31.00
School Administrative Support: 26.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 62.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 20.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 13.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 34.00
Other Support Services: 234.50


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 DeKalb County School District operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alternative School05-12
Collinsville High School886PK-12
Crossville Elementary School588PK-3
Crossville High School6329-12
Crossville Middle School7874-8
Dekalb Annex School0KG-12
Dekalb Technical Center010-12
Fyffe High School939PK-12
Geraldine School1,191PK-12
Henagar Junior High School276PK-8
Ider School593PK-12
Plainview School1,218PK-12
Ruhuma Junior High School163PK-8
Sylvania School939PK-12
Valley Head High School492PK-12

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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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