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Tuscaloosa County School System
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 19,228 (2023-2024)
Schools: 36 (2023-2024)
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Tuscaloosa County School System is a school district in Alabama (Tuscaloosa County). During the 2024 school year, 19,228 students attended one of the district's 36 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Tuscaloosa County School System, District 5

General election

General election for Tuscaloosa County School System, District 5

Incumbent Charles Orr won election in the general election for Tuscaloosa County School System, District 5 on November 8, 2016.

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Tuscaloosa County School System, District 6

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General election for Tuscaloosa County School System, District 6

Incumbent Randy Smalley won election in the general election for Tuscaloosa County School System, District 6 on November 8, 2016.

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Tuscaloosa County School System, District 2

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Incumbent James Barnett won election in the general election for Tuscaloosa County School System, District 2 on November 4, 2014.

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Tuscaloosa County School System, District 4

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Incumbent Don Presley won election in the general election for Tuscaloosa County School System, District 4 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Tuscaloosa County School System consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lance BaileyDistrict 3
Neal GuyDistrict 5
Joey HocuttDistrict 2
Portia JonesDistrict 1
Bill SquiresDistrict 7
Randy SmalleyDistrict 62016
Don PresleyDistrict 42014

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Overlapping state house districts

Tuscaloosa County School System
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 16Bryan BrinyarkRepublican Party 39% 36%
Alabama House of Representatives District 62Bill LambRepublican Party 25% 98%
Alabama House of Representatives District 61Ron BoltonRepublican Party 17% 29%
Alabama House of Representatives District 72Curtis TravisDemocratic Party 10% 8%
Alabama House of Representatives District 71Artis J. McCampbellDemocratic Party 8% 6%
Alabama House of Representatives District 70Christopher J. EnglandDemocratic Party 1% 28%

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: $37,793,000 $1,978 15%
Local: $68,621,000 $3,591 27%
State: $147,569,000 $7,722 58%
Total: $253,983,000 $13,290
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $241,487,000 $12,636
Total Current Expenditures: $213,783,000 $11,186
Instructional Expenditures: $121,548,000 $6,360 50%
Student and Staff Support: $24,626,000 $1,288 10%
Administration: $20,103,000 $1,051 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $47,506,000 $2,485 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $21,051,000 $1,101
Construction: $15,786,000 $826
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,273,000 $171
Interest on Debt: $3,213,000 $168

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 21 40-44 8 12 <=20 25-29 29
2018-2019 45 60-64 28 28 21-39 50-59 56
2017-2018 45 50-54 27 32 <=20 45-49 56
2016-2017 45 50-54 28 32 21-39 45-49 55
2015-2016 45 60-64 28 34 40-59 40-44 53
2014-2015 42 50-54 26 30 <50 35-39 49
2013-2014 38 45-49 24 26 21-39 34 45
2012-2013 78 85-89 68 78 60-79 75-79 83
2011-2012 81 85-89 71 80-84 >=80 85-89 85
2010-2011 78 85-89 66 70-74 >=80 60-69 83

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 55-59 31 29 21-39 55-59 55
2018-2019 43 60-64 27 21 21-39 50-59 53
2017-2018 44 55-59 27 22 21-39 40-44 54
2016-2017 41 50-54 25 25 40-59 35-39 50
2015-2016 40 50-54 26 26 <=20 40-44 48
2014-2015 42 50-54 27 23 >=50 25-29 50
2013-2014 42 50-54 27 26 21-39 32 49
2012-2013 85 85-89 76 78 >=80 80-84 90
2011-2012 86 >=90 76 80-84 >=80 75-79 90
2010-2011 85 90-94 75 75-79 >=80 80-89 89

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 >=50 84 65-69 PS <50 89
2018-2019 89 >=50 88 75-79 PS >=50 90
2017-2018 87 >=50 86 65-69 >=50 >=50 88
2016-2017 87 >=50 83 >=90 >=50 88
2015-2016 84 >=50 81 80-89 >=50 PS 86
2014-2015 84 >=50 83 70-79 >=50 85
2013-2014 83 PS 81 >=80 PS PS 84
2012-2013 77 >=50 72 60-79 >=50 79
2011-2012 74 >=50 69 60-79 PS PS 77
2010-2011 68 >=50 61 40-59 PS 72

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 19,228 -0.8
2022-2023 19,377 1.4
2021-2022 19,111 1.8
2020-2021 18,766 -1.5
2019-2020 19,052 1.8
2018-2019 18,709 0.4
2017-2018 18,635 1.1
2016-2017 18,430 0.4
2015-2016 18,352 1.8
2014-2015 18,015 0.9
2013-2014 17,860 0.5
2012-2013 17,763 0.7
2011-2012 17,631 -0.9
2010-2011 17,785 0.8
2009-2010 17,644 0.6
2008-2009 17,535 3.2
2007-2008 16,968 1.5
2006-2007 16,712 2.5
2005-2006 16,300 2.0
2004-2005 15,978 -0.6
2003-2004 16,073 1.3
2002-2003 15,863 1.3
2001-2002 15,653 -0.1
2000-2001 15,666 0.5
1999-2000 15,589 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Tuscaloosa County School System (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 1.5
Black 31.1 31.6
Hispanic 12.7 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.0 3.8
White 53.3 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, Tuscaloosa County School System had 1,105.04 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.4.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 54.80
Kindergarten: 81.00
Elementary: 469.30
Secondary: 499.94
Total: 1,105.04

Tuscaloosa County School System employed 20.00 district administrators and 137.52 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 20.00
District Administrative Support: 42.00
School Administrators: 137.52
School Administrative Support: 35.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 200.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 48.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 30.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 37.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 4.00
Other Support Services: 222.50

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 Tuscaloosa County School System operates 36 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Big Sandy Elementary496PK-5
Brookwood Elementary School597PK-5
Brookwood High School1,0949-12
Brookwood Middle School7836-8
Buhl Elementary School208PK-4
Collinsriverside Middle School3125-6
Cottondale Elementary School447PK-5
Crestmont Elementary School290PK-4
Davisemerson Middle School3606-8
Duncanville Middle School4476-8
Echols Middle School8417-8
Englewood Elementary School5273-5
Faucettvestavia Elementary School335PK-4
Flatwoods Elementary School438PK-4
Hillcrest High School1,4229-12
Hillcrest Middle School5456-8
Holt Elementary School451PK-5
Holt High School4249-12
Huntington Place Elementary School3413-4
Lake View Elementary School764PK-5
Lloyd Wood Education Center186PK-12
Matthews Elementary School390PK-4
Maxwell Elementary School509PK-5
Myrtlewood Elementary School304PK-4
Northport Elementary School594PK-2
Northport Intermediate School4685-6
Northside High School5179-12
Northside Middle School4086-8
Sipsey Valley High School5109-12
Sipsey Valley Middle School5445-8
Taylorville Primary School579PK-2
Tuscaloosa County High School1,5629-12
Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Detention Center07-12
Vance Elementary School491PK-5
Walker Elementary School742PK-5
Westwood Elementary School302PK-4


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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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