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Gadsden City Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,872 (2023-2024)
Schools: 15 (2023-2024)
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Gadsden City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Etowah County). During the 2024 school year, 4,872 students attended one of the district's 15 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

Gadsden City Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Mark Dayton
Andre Huff
Allen Millican
Adrienne Reed
Rita Smith
Nancy Stewart
Mike Haney1998

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Gadsden City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 28Mack ButlerRepublican Party 85% 28%
Alabama House of Representatives District 29Mark GidleyRepublican Party 14% 1%

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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: $17,709,000 $3,645 24%
Local: $13,518,000 $2,783 19%
State: $41,516,000 $8,546 57%
Total: $72,743,000 $14,974
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $71,997,000 $14,820
Total Current Expenditures: $61,547,000 $12,669
Instructional Expenditures: $35,109,000 $7,227 49%
Student and Staff Support: $8,309,000 $1,710 12%
Administration: $7,198,000 $1,481 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,931,000 $2,250 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,391,000 $1,727
Construction: $8,149,000 $1,677
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,030,000 $212
Interest on Debt: $889,000 $182

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 15 60-79 8 7 <50 <=20 27
2018-2019 42 >=80 32 28 <50 60-69 59
2017-2018 43 60-79 32 30 <50 60-69 61
2016-2017 37 60-79 27 24 PS 50-59 52
2015-2016 35 70-79 25 18 PS 40-49 50
2014-2015 35 60-79 24 25-29 PS 40-49 48
2013-2014 31 60-79 21 20-24 PS 25-29 44
2012-2013 74 >=80 65 70-74 PS 70-79 84
2011-2012 73 >=80 64 65-69 PS 40-59 85
2010-2011 70 >=80 62 60-64 PS 40-59 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 39 >=80 30 23 <50 60-79 57
2018-2019 41 60-79 31 18 <50 60-69 60
2017-2018 41 60-79 32 19 <50 50-59 61
2016-2017 32 60-79 22 18 PS 40-49 50
2015-2016 31 50-59 21 14 PS 30-39 48
2014-2015 34 60-79 25 20-24 PS 20-29 48
2013-2014 38 60-79 30 15-19 PS 30-34 53
2012-2013 82 >=80 77 70-74 PS 70-79 90
2011-2012 83 >=80 78 70-74 PS >=80 90
2010-2011 82 >=80 76 70-74 PS 60-79 90

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 >=50 85-89 80-89 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 89 PS 90-94 >=90 PS PS 80-84
2017-2018 84 PS 85-89 >=80 PS PS 75-79
2016-2017 88 PS 90-94 80-89 PS 85-89
2015-2016 79 >=50 80-84 70-79 PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 81 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS 75-79
2013-2014 70 PS 70-74 40-59 PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 70 PS 65-69 40-59 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 75 PS 75-79 40-59 PS 75-79
2010-2011 67 >=50 65-69 40-59 65-69

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 4,872 -1.4
2022-2023 4,939 1.6
2021-2022 4,858 0.3
2020-2021 4,845 -5.2
2019-2020 5,098 -1.9
2018-2019 5,194 -0.1
2017-2018 5,200 0.4
2016-2017 5,181 -0.9
2015-2016 5,226 -1.8
2014-2015 5,319 -0.5
2013-2014 5,345 -2.7
2012-2013 5,491 0.1
2011-2012 5,487 -0.5
2010-2011 5,516 -0.2
2009-2010 5,529 0.9
2008-2009 5,480 0.9
2007-2008 5,429 -0.3
2006-2007 5,448 2.0
2005-2006 5,341 0.1
2004-2005 5,333 -2.5
2003-2004 5,467 -0.1
2002-2003 5,471 1.0
2001-2002 5,419 -1.6
2000-2001 5,507 -0.8
1999-2000 5,549 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gadsden City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 1.5
Black 44.8 31.6
Hispanic 21.7 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.4 3.8
White 29.8 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, Gadsden City Schools had 298.26 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.33.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 24.23
Elementary: 131.11
Secondary: 134.92
Total: 298.26

Gadsden City Schools employed 3.50 district administrators and 36.95 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.50
District Administrative Support: 17.40
School Administrators: 36.95
School Administrative Support: 18.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 61.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.88
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.68
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 7.20
Librarians/Media Specialists: 10.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.51
Other Support Services: 67.46

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]

Gadsden City Schools operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adams Elementary School415PK-5
C I T Y Program06-12
Donehoo Elementary School233PK-5
Eura Brown Elementary School350PK-5
Floyd Elementary School350PK-5
Gadsden City Alternative School06-12
Gadsden City High School1,3099-12
Gadsden Middle School4676-8
Litchfield Middle School2476-8
Mitchell Elementary School281PK-5
Sansom Middle School3386-8
Therapeutic Academic Program01-5
Thompson Elementary School249PK-5
Walnut Park Elementary School226PK-5
W E Striplin Elementary School407PK-5


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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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