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Walker County School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 7,146 (2023-2024)
Schools: 18 (2023-2024)
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Walker County School District is a school district in Alabama (Walker County). During the 2024 school year, 7,146 students attended one of the district's 18 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

The Walker County School District consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Vonda Beaty
Lee Ann Headrick
Brad Ingle
Trent Kennedy
Todd Vick

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Overlapping state house districts

Walker County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 13Greg BarnesRepublican Party 50% 93%
Alabama House of Representatives District 14Tim WadsworthRepublican Party 50% 35%

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: $18,548,000 $2,576 18%
Local: $25,527,000 $3,545 24%
State: $60,275,000 $8,370 58%
Total: $104,350,000 $14,491
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $97,455,000 $13,533
Total Current Expenditures: $88,680,000 $12,314
Instructional Expenditures: $48,045,000 $6,671 49%
Student and Staff Support: $11,077,000 $1,538 11%
Administration: $9,566,000 $1,328 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $19,992,000 $2,776 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,800,000 $805
Construction: $3,608,000 $501
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,851,000 $257
Interest on Debt: $840,000 $116

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 13 PS 6-9 10-14 <50 <=10 13
2018-2019 41 >=50 20-24 35-39 PS 40-49 42
2017-2018 40 >=50 25-29 40-44 <50 30-39 40
2016-2017 39 >=50 20-24 25-29 >=50 60-69 40
2015-2016 39 >=50 15-19 25-29 PS 40-49 41
2014-2015 32 >=50 15-19 20-24 PS 40-44 33
2013-2014 32 >=50 15-19 20-29 <50 25-29 33
2012-2013 81 >=50 70-74 70-79 PS 70-74 82
2011-2012 80 PS 70-74 70-79 >=50 60-79 81
2010-2011 77 PS 65-69 70-79 PS 60-79 78

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 39 PS 25-29 30-34 <50 40-49 40
2018-2019 44 >=50 25-29 35-39 PS 40-49 45
2017-2018 43 >=50 25-29 35-39 <50 50-59 44
2016-2017 37 PS 20-24 20-24 <50 40-49 38
2015-2016 35 >=50 20-24 25-29 PS 40-49 36
2014-2015 38 >=50 15-19 20-24 PS 30-34 40
2013-2014 38 <50 20-24 20-29 <50 30-34 40
2012-2013 86 >=50 80-84 80-89 PS 75-79 87
2011-2012 85 PS 75-79 80-89 >=50 60-79 86
2010-2011 84 PS 75-79 80-89 PS 60-79 85

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 89 PS >=80 >=50 PS PS 89
2018-2019 95 PS >=90 >=50 PS 95
2017-2018 90 >=80 >=50 PS 90
2016-2017 91 PS >=90 >=50 PS 91
2015-2016 90 >=90 PS PS PS 90
2014-2015 90 >=90 PS >=50 90
2013-2014 87 80-89 >=50 PS 87
2012-2013 81 PS 80-89 PS 82
2011-2012 77 PS 70-79 >=50 PS 77
2010-2011 73 70-79 PS PS 73

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 7,146 -0.6
2022-2023 7,188 -0.2
2021-2022 7,201 0.3
2020-2021 7,176 -4.4
2019-2020 7,492 -0.1
2018-2019 7,499 -2.4
2017-2018 7,680 -0.6
2016-2017 7,723 -1.3
2015-2016 7,827 -1.5
2014-2015 7,944 -1.6
2013-2014 8,073 -0.7
2012-2013 8,131 -0.7
2011-2012 8,191 -1.5
2010-2011 8,312 -1.3
2009-2010 8,418 0.8
2008-2009 8,351 -0.6
2007-2008 8,398 1.3
2006-2007 8,288 -1.9
2005-2006 8,442 1.1
2004-2005 8,353 1.3
2003-2004 8,244 2.1
2002-2003 8,069 0.1
2001-2002 8,063 -2.5
2000-2001 8,262 -1.7
1999-2000 8,405 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Walker County School District (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 1.5
Black 5.2 31.6
Hispanic 4.8 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 3.2 3.8
White 86.4 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, Walker County School District had 413.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.3.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 23.00
Kindergarten: 34.00
Elementary: 180.00
Secondary: 176.00
Total: 413.00

Walker County School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 46.25 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 30.00
School Administrators: 46.25
School Administrative Support: 17.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 73.42
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 10.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 15.00
Library/Media Support: 1.50
Student Support Services: 21.25
Other Support Services: 207.90

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 Walker County School District operates 18 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bankhead Middle School2775-8
Carbon Hill Elementaryjunior High School490PK-8
Carbon Hill High School3519-12
Cordova Elementary School366PK-4
Cordova High School4629-12
Curry Elementary School542PK-4
Curry High School3839-12
Curry Middle School3495-8
Dora High School4629-12
Lupton Junior High School444PK-8
Oakman High School3069-12
Oakman Middle School625PK-8
Parrish Elementarymiddle School308PK-8
Sumiton Elementary School708PK-4
Sumiton Middle School4945-8
Valley Junior High School579PK-8
Walker County Center Of Technology010-12
Walker County Schools 180 Program0KG-12

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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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