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Tuscumbia City Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,600 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Tuscumbia City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Colbert County). During the 2024 school year, 1,600 students attended one of the district's six 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

Tuscumbia 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
Steve Finch
Marsha Ricks
Stephanie Smith
Buddy Whitlock
Ben Wilson

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Overlapping state house districts

Tuscumbia City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 3Kerry UnderwoodRepublican Party 87% 5%
Alabama House of Representatives District 18Jamie KielRepublican Party 13% < 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: $4,174,000 $2,871 21%
Local: $5,415,000 $3,724 27%
State: $10,663,000 $7,334 53%
Total: $20,252,000 $13,928
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $22,189,000 $15,260
Total Current Expenditures: $17,700,000 $12,173
Instructional Expenditures: $9,521,000 $6,548 43%
Student and Staff Support: $2,231,000 $1,534 10%
Administration: $2,687,000 $1,848 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,261,000 $2,242 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,563,000 $2,450
Construction: $3,213,000 $2,209
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $601,000 $413
Interest on Debt: $271,000 $186

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 18 PS 6-9 <=20 <=10 25
2018-2019 42 PS 20-24 60-79 PS 30-39 50
2017-2018 42 PS 20-24 40-59 PS PS 49
2016-2017 40 PS 20-24 <50 PS 47
2015-2016 37 PS 20-24 <50 PS 43
2014-2015 25 PS 10-14 PS 20-29 30
2013-2014 30 PS 15-19 <50 20-29 35
2012-2013 78 PS 65-69 PS >=50 82
2011-2012 80 PS 65-69 >=50 >=50 85
2010-2011 77 PS 60-64 >=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 41 PS 20-24 <=20 30-39 51
2018-2019 48 PS 25-29 40-59 PS 40-49 56
2017-2018 51 PS 25-29 >=50 PS PS 60
2016-2017 39 PS 15-19 <50 PS 46
2015-2016 37 PS 15-19 <50 PS 46
2014-2015 41 PS 15-19 PS 40-49 49
2013-2014 43 PS 25-29 <50 30-39 48
2012-2013 87 PS 75-79 PS >=50 92
2011-2012 89 PS 80-84 >=50 >=50 91
2010-2011 87 PS 80-84 >=50 90

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 >=80 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 >=80 PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 85-89 >=90 PS 85-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS 80-89 90-94
2015-2016 75-79 >=80 PS PS 80-84
2014-2015 85-89 >=90 PS 85-89
2013-2014 75-79 60-79 PS 75-79
2012-2013 85-89 PS >=90 85-89
2011-2012 80-84 70-79 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 80-89 PS 85-89

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 1,600 5.4
2022-2023 1,513 3.9
2021-2022 1,454 -1.7
2020-2021 1,478 0.1
2019-2020 1,477 -1.3
2018-2019 1,496 1.1
2017-2018 1,480 -2.5
2016-2017 1,517 -0.7
2015-2016 1,527 -1.6
2014-2015 1,551 2.3
2013-2014 1,516 2.2
2012-2013 1,483 -3.2
2011-2012 1,530 -3.4
2010-2011 1,582 2.0
2009-2010 1,551 1.2
2008-2009 1,532 0.8
2007-2008 1,519 1.0
2006-2007 1,504 -2.5
2005-2006 1,542 6.2
2004-2005 1,446 3.2
2003-2004 1,400 3.7
2002-2003 1,348 -0.1
2001-2002 1,350 -2.7
2000-2001 1,386 -1.8
1999-2000 1,411 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Tuscumbia City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.3 1.5
Black 25.3 31.6
Hispanic 3.4 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 6.9 3.8
White 63.7 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, Tuscumbia City Schools had 92.25 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.34.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 7.00
Elementary: 35.00
Secondary: 47.25
Total: 92.25

Tuscumbia City Schools employed 8.50 district administrators and 13.70 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.50
District Administrative Support: 7.30
School Administrators: 13.70
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 18.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 7.00
Other Support Services: 20.70

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]

Tuscumbia City Schools operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Deshler Alternative School04-12
Deshler Career Technical Center09-12
Deshler High School4729-12
Deshler Middle School3456-8
G W Trenholm Primary School428PK-2
R E Thompson Intermediate School3553-5


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See also

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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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