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Guntersville City Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,781 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Guntersville City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Marshall County). During the 2024 school year, 1,781 students attended one of the district's four 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

Guntersville City Schools 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
Bethany Etheridge
Laura Kappler-Roberts
Scott Langford
Whitney Mastin
Tara Payton

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Overlapping state house districts

Guntersville City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 27Jeana RossRepublican Party 98% 9%
Alabama House of Representatives District 26Brock ColvinRepublican Party 2% < 1%

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: $4,674,000 $2,473 16%
Local: $11,188,000 $5,920 39%
State: $12,853,000 $6,801 45%
Total: $28,715,000 $15,193
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $33,381,000 $17,661
Total Current Expenditures: $23,845,000 $12,616
Instructional Expenditures: $12,953,000 $6,853 39%
Student and Staff Support: $3,293,000 $1,742 10%
Administration: $2,735,000 $1,447 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,864,000 $2,573 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,819,000 $4,137
Construction: $7,467,000 $3,950
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $386,000 $204
Interest on Debt: $1,227,000 $649

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 27 21-39 15-19 10-14 PS 21-39 31
2018-2019 56 60-79 30-34 35-39 PS 30-39 62
2017-2018 54 >=80 20-24 40-44 PS 40-49 58
2016-2017 49 >=50 20-24 25-29 PS 40-49 54
2015-2016 50 40-59 25-29 30-34 PS 30-39 55
2014-2015 50 40-59 20-24 30-34 PS 40-49 54
2013-2014 53 40-59 20-24 45-49 PS 30-39 58
2012-2013 92 >=80 85-89 85-89 PS 80-89 93
2011-2012 91 >=80 75-79 85-89 PS >=80 93
2010-2011 90 >=80 75-79 90-94 >=50 >=50 92

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 53 40-59 25-29 40-44 PS 60-79 58
2018-2019 54 40-59 20-24 30-34 PS 30-39 60
2017-2018 54 60-79 20-24 30-34 PS 50-59 58
2016-2017 45 >=50 15-19 25-29 PS 50-59 49
2015-2016 45 21-39 15-19 30-34 PS 30-39 50
2014-2015 53 40-59 30-34 35-39 PS 40-49 56
2013-2014 52 21-39 30-34 35-39 PS 30-39 57
2012-2013 93 60-79 80-84 90-94 PS 80-89 95
2011-2012 91 60-79 75-79 85-89 PS >=80 94
2010-2011 93 60-79 85-89 >=95 >=50 >=50 94

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 85-89 PS >=50 >=50 PS 85-89
2018-2019 >=95 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS >=50 >=80 PS PS >=95
2016-2017 90-94 PS >=50 >=50 >=50 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 >=50 >=80 >=50 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=50 PS PS >=50 >=95
2013-2014 >=95 PS >=80 >=50 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 90-94 PS >=80 >=50 90-94
2011-2012 85-89 PS 60-79 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 85-89 60-79 PS PS 85-89

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 1,781 -3.9
2022-2023 1,851 -2.1
2021-2022 1,890 3.5
2020-2021 1,824 -1.6
2019-2020 1,853 -1.0
2018-2019 1,871 -3.0
2017-2018 1,927 -2.2
2016-2017 1,970 -1.5
2015-2016 1,999 1.8
2014-2015 1,964 -1.0
2013-2014 1,984 0.5
2012-2013 1,974 2.5
2011-2012 1,925 -1.4
2010-2011 1,952 4.0
2009-2010 1,874 -0.2
2008-2009 1,878 -2.3
2007-2008 1,921 1.4
2006-2007 1,894 1.2
2005-2006 1,871 4.4
2004-2005 1,789 -0.8
2003-2004 1,803 -0.6
2002-2003 1,814 -0.7
2001-2002 1,826 0.1
2000-2001 1,824 2.6
1999-2000 1,776 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Guntersville City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 1.5
Black 11.7 31.6
Hispanic 7.9 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.1
Two or More Races 4.0 3.8
White 74.4 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, Guntersville City Schools had 111.90 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.92.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.00
Kindergarten: 9.00
Elementary: 43.90
Secondary: 54.00
Total: 111.90

Guntersville City Schools employed 6.00 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 7.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 27.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.50
Other Support Services: 34.00

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]

Guntersville City Schools operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cherokee Elementary School3713-5
Guntersville Elementary School470PK-2
Guntersville High School5239-12
Guntersville Middle School4176-8

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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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