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Lowndes County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,173 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Lowndes County School District is a school district in Alabama (Lowndes County). During the 2024 school year, 1,173 students attended one of the district's nine 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 Lowndes 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
Brant McCray
Travis Rogers2014
Steve Foster1992
Robert Grant1991
Ben Davis1990

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Overlapping state house districts

Lowndes County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 69Kelvin LawrenceDemocratic Party 100% 37%

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: $8,338,000 $7,066 31%
Local: $5,048,000 $4,278 19%
State: $13,545,000 $11,479 50%
Total: $26,931,000 $22,823
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $29,321,000 $24,848
Total Current Expenditures: $24,488,000 $20,752
Instructional Expenditures: $10,911,000 $9,246 37%
Student and Staff Support: $4,206,000 $3,564 14%
Administration: $3,378,000 $2,862 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,993,000 $5,078 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,564,000 $3,020
Construction: $3,294,000 $2,791
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $908,000 $769
Interest on Debt: $171,000 $144

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 <=1 <=1 <50 <50
2018-2019 22 PS 22 PS 40-59
2017-2018 23 22 PS <50
2016-2017 19 PS 19 PS <50
2015-2016 17 PS 17 PS PS <50
2014-2015 20 PS 20 PS <50 <50
2013-2014 18 PS 18 <=20 PS
2012-2013 61 PS 61 PS >=50
2011-2012 63 PS 63 PS >=50
2010-2011 64 64 PS >=50

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 14 14 <50 <50
2018-2019 21 PS 20 PS 40-59
2017-2018 20 20 PS <50
2016-2017 19 PS 18 PS <50
2015-2016 16 PS 16 PS PS <50
2014-2015 21 PS 21 PS <50 >=50
2013-2014 20 PS 20 <=20 PS
2012-2013 67 PS 67 PS >=50
2011-2012 74 PS 74 PS >=50
2010-2011 67 67 PS >=50

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 85-89
2018-2019 >=95 >=95 PS PS
2017-2018 80-84 80-84 PS PS
2016-2017 90-94 90-94 PS
2015-2016 85-89 85-89
2014-2015 80-84 80-84 PS
2013-2014 80-84 80-84 PS
2012-2013 75-79 75-79 PS PS
2011-2012 65-69 65-69 PS PS
2010-2011 60-64 60-64

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 1,173 -0.3
2022-2023 1,176 -0.3
2021-2022 1,180 -5.2
2020-2021 1,241 -3.2
2019-2020 1,281 -3.7
2018-2019 1,328 -8.1
2017-2018 1,436 -5.0
2016-2017 1,508 -3.6
2015-2016 1,562 -1.4
2014-2015 1,584 -7.0
2013-2014 1,695 -3.2
2012-2013 1,749 -4.5
2011-2012 1,828 -1.4
2010-2011 1,853 -2.9
2009-2010 1,906 -2.5
2008-2009 1,953 -3.7
2007-2008 2,026 -6.6
2006-2007 2,159 -0.1
2005-2006 2,161 -6.9
2004-2005 2,311 -4.5
2003-2004 2,415 -5.3
2002-2003 2,544 -2.5
2001-2002 2,608 -0.5
2000-2001 2,620 -4.4
1999-2000 2,735 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lowndes County School District (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 1.5
Black 94.5 31.6
Hispanic 1.9 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.4 3.8
White 3.2 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, Lowndes County School District had 77.14 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.21.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.14
Kindergarten: 4.00
Elementary: 33.00
Secondary: 40.00
Total: 77.14

Lowndes County School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 17.50 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: 6.75
School Administrators: 17.50
School Administrative Support: 7.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.40
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.17
Other Support Services: 50.50

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 Lowndes County School District operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Calhoun High School1929-12
Central Elementary School181PK-5
Central High School1869-12
Fort Deposit Elementary School214PK-5
Hayneville Middle School1576-8
Jacksonsteele Elementary School130PK-5
Lowndes County Career Technical Center09-12
Lowndes County Middle School1136-8
Project Success Learning Center06-12

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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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