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Saraland City Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,488 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Saraland City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Mobile County). During the 2024 school year, 3,488 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

Saraland 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
Lonnie Burnett
Renee Jerkins
Kris Nelson
Josephine Rodgers
Gary Shockley

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Overlapping state house districts

Saraland City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 98Napoleon Bracy Jr.Democratic Party 57% 14%
Alabama House of Representatives District 102Shane StringerRepublican Party 24% 1%
Alabama House of Representatives District 97Adline C. ClarkeDemocratic Party 19% 10%

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: $5,452,000 $1,672 12%
Local: $15,288,000 $4,688 34%
State: $24,503,000 $7,514 54%
Total: $45,243,000 $13,874
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $50,539,000 $15,498
Total Current Expenditures: $39,620,000 $12,149
Instructional Expenditures: $19,983,000 $6,127 40%
Student and Staff Support: $4,763,000 $1,460 9%
Administration: $4,659,000 $1,428 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $10,215,000 $3,132 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,931,000 $2,432
Construction: $6,204,000 $1,902
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $433,000 $132
Interest on Debt: $2,495,000 $765

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 53 40-59 30-34 50-59 60-79 50-54 57
2018-2019 69 60-79 45-49 60-69 >=80 75-79 73
2017-2018 72 60-79 50-54 60-69 60-79 70-74 77
2016-2017 61 60-79 35-39 40-59 60-79 40-59 65
2015-2016 60 60-79 40-44 21-39 40-59 PS 64
2014-2015 56 60-79 40-44 >=50 60-79 30-39 59
2013-2014 51 60-79 35-39 40-59 40-59 30-39 55
2012-2013 94 >=50 85-89 >=80 >=80 >=50 95
2011-2012 91 >=50 85-89 60-79 >=50 PS 93
2010-2011 91 >=50 80-84 60-79 >=50 PS 93

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 71 >=80 55-59 60-69 60-79 75-79 74
2018-2019 64 60-79 45-49 50-59 40-59 75-79 68
2017-2018 63 40-59 45-49 30-39 60-79 65-69 67
2016-2017 51 40-59 30-34 21-39 40-59 40-59 55
2015-2016 51 60-79 30-34 21-39 40-59 PS 55
2014-2015 51 40-59 30-34 <50 40-59 40-49 54
2013-2014 54 40-59 35-39 21-39 40-59 40-49 58
2012-2013 94 >=50 85-89 >=80 >=80 >=50 95
2011-2012 92 >=50 80-84 60-79 >=50 PS 94
2010-2011 91 >=50 80-84 60-79 >=50 PS 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 96 >=50 >=90 PS PS >=80 >=95
2018-2019 94 PS >=90 >=50 PS >=50 >=95
2017-2018 95 >=50 >=90 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 94 PS >=90 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 92 PS >=90 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 92 >=80 PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90 PS 80-89 >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 80-84 60-79 PS PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 75-79 PS 70-79 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 3,488 3.8
2022-2023 3,354 2.8
2021-2022 3,261 3.5
2020-2021 3,146 -2.8
2019-2020 3,233 3.7
2018-2019 3,114 0.5
2017-2018 3,098 1.4
2016-2017 3,054 3.3
2015-2016 2,953 3.1
2014-2015 2,862 4.6
2013-2014 2,730 7.5
2012-2013 2,526 11.6
2011-2012 2,233 11.7
2010-2011 1,972 11.0
2009-2010 1,756 12.6
2008-2009 1,535 100.0
2007-2008 0 0.0
2006-2007 0 0.0
2005-2006 0 0.0
2004-2005 0 0.0
2003-2004 0 0.0
2002-2003 0 0.0
2001-2002 0 0.0
2000-2001 0 0.0
1999-2000 0 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Saraland City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.5 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 1.5
Black 17.2 31.6
Hispanic 2.9 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 5.4 3.8
White 71.8 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, Saraland City Schools had 198.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.62.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 14.00
Elementary: 79.50
Secondary: 102.50
Total: 198.00

Saraland City Schools employed 8.75 district administrators and 17.25 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.75
District Administrative Support: 8.00
School Administrators: 17.25
School Administrative Support: 8.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 41.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 15.00
Other Support Services: 21.20

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]

Saraland City Schools operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Saraland Early Education Center557PK-1
Saraland Elementary School9982-5
Saraland High School1,1519-12
Saraland Middle Schooladams Campus7826-8


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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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