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Sylacauga City Schools, Alabama, elections

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Sylacauga City Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,125 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Sylacauga City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Talladega County). During the 2023 school year, 2,125 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.

Elections

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About the district

School board

Sylacauga 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
Gregory Bailey
Rekha Chadalawada
Blaine Green
Steven Marlowe
Olwyn Twymon

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Overlapping state house districts

Sylacauga City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 33Ben RobbinsRepublican Party 100% 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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,930,000 $1,879 16%
Local: $6,046,000 $2,891 25%
State: $14,183,000 $6,783 59%
Total: $24,159,000 $11,554
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $24,216,000 $11,581
Total Current Expenditures: $21,234,000 $10,154
Instructional Expenditures: $13,091,000 $6,260 54%
Student and Staff Support: $2,515,000 $1,202 10%
Administration: $2,801,000 $1,339 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,827,000 $1,351 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,209,000 $578
Construction: $1,191,000 $569
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,681,000 $803
Interest on Debt: $73,000 $34

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 20 >=50 7 11-19 PS <50 32
2018-2019 45 >=50 26 40-49 PS 21-39 60
2017-2018 47 >=50 29 30-39 21-39 60
2016-2017 45 >=50 29 21-39 PS 40-59 56
2015-2016 46 PS 29 21-39 40-59 58
2014-2015 39 PS 23 21-39 40-59 49
2013-2014 39 <50 25 <=20 11-19 49
2012-2013 85 >=50 74 >=80 >=50 91
2011-2012 86 >=50 76 >=80 PS 92
2010-2011 83 >=50 73 >=80 PS PS 90

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 45 <50 27 40-49 PS <50 61
2018-2019 41 >=50 23 30-39 PS 21-39 55
2017-2018 44 >=50 22 30-39 40-59 58
2016-2017 35 >=50 18 21-39 PS <=20 46
2015-2016 36 PS 19 21-39 <=20 48
2014-2015 43 PS 23 21-39 21-39 55
2013-2014 44 >=50 27 40-59 40-49 53
2012-2013 88 >=50 77 60-79 >=50 93
2011-2012 87 >=50 77 60-79 PS 92
2010-2011 87 >=50 78 60-79 PS PS 93

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 >=95 PS >=95 >=50 PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 PS 80-89 >=50 PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 PS 90-94 PS PS >=95
2016-2017 90-94 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS >=95 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=90 PS 85-89
2013-2014 90-94 PS 80-84 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 75-79 PS 75-79 PS PS 80-84
2011-2012 70 60-64 75-79
2010-2011 74 70-74 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 (%)
2022-2023 2,125 1.0
2021-2022 2,104 0.6
2020-2021 2,091 -1.1
2019-2020 2,113 -3.4
2018-2019 2,184 -1.8
2017-2018 2,224 -2.2
2016-2017 2,274 0.8
2015-2016 2,256 -3.7
2014-2015 2,339 -2.2
2013-2014 2,391 0.0
2012-2013 2,391 -0.4
2011-2012 2,400 -1.8
2010-2011 2,442 0.8
2009-2010 2,422 -0.1
2008-2009 2,424 2.5
2007-2008 2,363 -4.4
2006-2007 2,466 0.3
2005-2006 2,459 1.8
2004-2005 2,415 3.2
2003-2004 2,338 2.1
2002-2003 2,290 2.7
2001-2002 2,229 -1.4
2000-2001 2,260 -3.2
1999-2000 2,333 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Sylacauga City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 1.5
Black 42.9 31.8
Hispanic 4.1 10.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.2 3.5
White 49.8 51.9

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 2022-2023 school year, Sylacauga City Schools had 120.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.59.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 10.00
Elementary: 36.00
Secondary: 68.80
Total: 120.80

Sylacauga City Schools employed 5.20 district administrators and 17.05 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.20
District Administrative Support: 13.00
School Administrators: 17.05
School Administrative Support: 5.50
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 37.79
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 9.00
Other Support Services: 26.67

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]

Sylacauga City Schools operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Indian Valley Elementary School553PK-2
Nicholslawson Middle School4816-8
Pinecrest Elementary School4143-5
Sylacauga High School6779-12

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See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics Alabama
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