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Houston County School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 6,993 (2023-2024)
Schools: 16 (2023-2024)
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Houston County School District is a school district in Alabama (Houston County). During the 2024 school year, 6,993 students attended one of the district's 16 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 Houston County School District consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Marty Collins
David Hollinger
Mark Kelley
Chris Lasseter
Scott Long
Tara Singley
Vince Wade

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Overlapping state house districts

Houston County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 86Paul LeeRepublican Party 84% 94%
Alabama House of Representatives District 87Jeff SorrellsRepublican Party 13% 10%
Alabama House of Representatives District 85Rick RehmRepublican Party 3% 2%

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: $13,280,000 $1,993 16%
Local: $20,030,000 $3,007 25%
State: $47,340,000 $7,106 59%
Total: $80,650,000 $12,106
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $77,459,000 $11,626
Total Current Expenditures: $70,207,000 $10,538
Instructional Expenditures: $41,861,000 $6,283 54%
Student and Staff Support: $6,633,000 $995 9%
Administration: $7,179,000 $1,077 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,534,000 $2,181 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,286,000 $793
Construction: $4,938,000 $741
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $805,000 $120
Interest on Debt: $1,075,000 $161

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 25 40-59 9 20-24 <50 15-19 30
2018-2019 58 >=50 42 50-54 <50 50-59 62
2017-2018 59 60-79 40 55-59 <50 40-49 63
2016-2017 51 60-79 33 45-49 <50 50-59 55
2015-2016 49 >=50 33 45-49 PS 30-39 53
2014-2015 46 >=50 30 40-44 PS 40-44 49
2013-2014 42 >=50 24 45-49 <50 25-29 47
2012-2013 87 >=50 78 85-89 PS 90-94 89
2011-2012 87 >=50 79 85-89 >=50 >=80 89
2010-2011 86 PS 74 80-84 >=50 >=50 88

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 49 40-59 34 40-44 <50 45-49 53
2018-2019 50 >=50 31 35-39 <50 40-49 55
2017-2018 49 60-79 30 40-44 >=50 30-39 54
2016-2017 42 40-59 29 30-34 <50 30-39 45
2015-2016 44 >=50 27 35-39 PS 11-19 48
2014-2015 46 >=50 30 35-39 PS 30-34 50
2013-2014 45 >=50 30 40-44 <50 25-29 49
2012-2013 89 >=50 82 80-84 PS 85-89 91
2011-2012 90 >=50 85 85-89 >=50 >=90 92
2010-2011 88 PS 81 75-79 >=50 >=50 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 93 90-94 >=80 PS PS 94
2018-2019 95 PS >=95 >=80 PS PS 95
2017-2018 94 PS 90-94 >=80 PS >=50 95
2016-2017 94 90-94 >=50 PS 94
2015-2016 90 85-89 >=50 PS PS 90
2014-2015 94 PS >=95 >=50 PS 94
2013-2014 91 PS 80-84 >=50 PS 94
2012-2013 89 PS 85-89 PS PS 90
2011-2012 87 PS 80-84 >=50 PS 88
2010-2011 83 75-79 PS 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 6,993 1.6
2022-2023 6,883 3.2
2021-2022 6,662 4.9
2020-2021 6,338 -2.2
2019-2020 6,479 0.9
2018-2019 6,418 0.0
2017-2018 6,419 1.6
2016-2017 6,319 -0.4
2015-2016 6,343 0.6
2014-2015 6,302 0.1
2013-2014 6,298 -2.4
2012-2013 6,450 -0.7
2011-2012 6,495 1.9
2010-2011 6,369 -0.7
2009-2010 6,413 1.0
2008-2009 6,347 0.4
2007-2008 6,320 -0.4
2006-2007 6,347 -0.2
2005-2006 6,359 2.2
2004-2005 6,218 0.9
2003-2004 6,161 0.2
2002-2003 6,150 -0.6
2001-2002 6,184 0.2
2000-2001 6,174 0.3
1999-2000 6,156 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Houston County School District (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 1.5
Black 16.6 31.6
Hispanic 8.4 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 3.3 3.8
White 70.5 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, Houston County School District had 388.90 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.98.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.00
Kindergarten: 28.00
Elementary: 173.42
Secondary: 175.48
Total: 388.90

Houston County School District employed 16.50 district administrators and 42.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.50
District Administrative Support: 4.50
School Administrators: 42.00
School Administrative Support: 27.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 49.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 16.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 8.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 13.41
Other Support Services: 153.10

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 Houston County School District operates 16 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ashford Elementary School665PK-5
Ashford High School4039-12
Ashford Middle School3146-8
Cottonwood Elementary School508PK-6
Cottonwood High School3967-12
Houston County Alternative School0KG-12
Houston County Area Vocational Center09-12
Houston County High School3367-12
Houston County Virtual Academy232KG-12
Rehobeth Elementary School5814-6
Rehobeth High School8019-12
Rehobeth Middle School4287-8
Rehobeth Primary School790PK-3
Webb Elementary School452PK-6
Wicksburg Elementary School619PK-6
Wicksburg High School4687-12

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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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