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Pell City Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,152 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Pell City Schools is a school district in Alabama (St. Clair County). During the 2024 school year, 4,152 students attended one of the district's eight 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

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Greg Crump
Cecil Fomby
Laurie Henderson
Joe Sawyer
Norman Wilder

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Overlapping state house districts

Pell City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 36Randy WoodRepublican Party 53% 37%
Alabama House of Representatives District 50Jim HillRepublican Party 37% 25%
Alabama House of Representatives District 45Susan DuBoseRepublican Party 7% 7%
Alabama House of Representatives District 30B. Craig LipscombRepublican Party 4% 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: $9,076,000 $2,192 16%
Local: $11,881,000 $2,870 21%
State: $34,983,000 $8,450 62%
Total: $55,940,000 $13,512
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $53,920,000 $13,024
Total Current Expenditures: $44,493,000 $10,747
Instructional Expenditures: $26,745,000 $6,460 50%
Student and Staff Support: $3,870,000 $934 7%
Administration: $4,862,000 $1,174 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,016,000 $2,177 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,380,000 $2,024
Construction: $7,825,000 $1,890
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $286,000 $69
Interest on Debt: $700,000 $169

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 17 21-39 6-9 15-19 PS 11-19 19
2018-2019 47 >=50 35-39 45-49 PS 50-59 49
2017-2018 48 >=50 25-29 50-54 PS 50-59 50
2016-2017 45 40-59 25-29 45-49 PS 40-59 47
2015-2016 43 40-59 30-34 30-34 PS 45
2014-2015 36 >=50 20-24 20-29 PS 30-34 39
2013-2014 35 >=50 20-24 30-39 PS 25-29 38
2012-2013 84 >=50 70-74 80-89 PS 80-89 86
2011-2012 86 >=50 75-79 >=90 PS >=80 87
2010-2011 81 >=50 70-74 >=90 >=50 <50 82

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 44 60-79 25-29 30-34 PS 60-69 46
2018-2019 48 <50 35-39 40-44 PS 50-59 50
2017-2018 48 >=50 30-34 40-44 PS 40-49 50
2016-2017 43 40-59 30-34 35-39 PS 40-59 45
2015-2016 38 <50 25-29 25-29 PS 40
2014-2015 43 >=50 25-29 30-39 PS 30-34 46
2013-2014 45 >=50 30-34 30-39 PS 25-29 48
2012-2013 90 >=50 85-89 80-89 PS >=90 91
2011-2012 89 >=50 80-84 >=90 PS >=80 89
2010-2011 87 >=50 75-79 80-89 >=50 >=50 88

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 80-89 >=50 90-94
2018-2019 92 PS 80-89 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 90 PS >=90 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 92 PS >=90 >=50 PS 90-94
2015-2016 87 >=90 >=50 PS 85-89
2014-2015 90-94 >=90 >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 86 PS >=90 >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2012-2013 86 80-89 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 84 PS 80-89 PS PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 73 PS 60-69 PS 75-79

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 4,152 -0.1
2022-2023 4,157 0.4
2021-2022 4,140 2.7
2020-2021 4,028 -3.0
2019-2020 4,148 2.4
2018-2019 4,050 2.3
2017-2018 3,958 -1.0
2016-2017 3,999 -0.6
2015-2016 4,023 -1.1
2014-2015 4,067 -1.5
2013-2014 4,130 0.9
2012-2013 4,091 -2.0
2011-2012 4,171 -0.2
2010-2011 4,180 0.1
2009-2010 4,175 0.6
2008-2009 4,152 -0.7
2007-2008 4,179 1.2
2006-2007 4,129 0.3
2005-2006 4,116 1.5
2004-2005 4,056 1.6
2003-2004 3,990 1.9
2002-2003 3,913 0.2
2001-2002 3,905 0.8
2000-2001 3,872 1.4
1999-2000 3,817 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Pell City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 1.5
Black 13.8 31.6
Hispanic 3.8 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.1 3.8
White 77.1 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, Pell City Schools had 239.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.37.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.00
Kindergarten: 17.00
Elementary: 111.00
Secondary: 104.00
Total: 239.00

Pell City Schools employed 9.15 district administrators and 22.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.15
District Administrative Support: 18.00
School Administrators: 22.00
School Administrative Support: 11.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 41.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.65
Total Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 16.20
Other Support Services: 51.00

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]

Pell City Schools operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Coosa Valley Elementary School454PK-4
Duran Junior High School6287-8
Eden Elementary School403PK-4
Iola Roberts Elementary School407KG-4
Legacy Center0PK-PK
Pell City High School1,2159-12
Walter M Kennedy School456KG-4
Williams Intermediate School5895-6


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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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