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140school systems
1,493operating schools connected
741,082students in finance records
136complete 2019–2024 finance trends
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What changed from 2019 to 2024?
Alabama school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 136 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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140 systems
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Mobile County
Mobile, AL
- Students
- 50,929
- Schools
- 92
- Spending / pupil
- $14,984
+22.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment
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Jefferson County
Birmingham, AL
- Students
- 35,671
- Schools
- 57
- Spending / pupil
- $12,625
+8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.6% enrollment
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Baldwin County
Bay Minette, AL
- Students
- 31,818
- Schools
- 45
- Spending / pupil
- $14,438
+17.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment
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Montgomery County
Montgomery, AL
- Students
- 26,435
- Schools
- 50
- Spending / pupil
- $13,924
+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment
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Huntsville City
Huntsville, AL
- Students
- 23,649
- Schools
- 46
- Spending / pupil
- $14,207
+15.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment
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Shelby County
Columbiana, AL
- Students
- 20,937
- Schools
- 33
- Spending / pupil
- $13,422
+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment
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Birmingham City
Birmingham, AL
- Students
- 20,884
- Schools
- 49
- Spending / pupil
- $17,894
+23.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment
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Madison County
Huntsville, AL
- Students
- 20,639
- Schools
- 30
- Spending / pupil
- $11,271
-2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.1% enrollment
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Tuscaloosa County
Tuscaloosa, AL
- Students
- 19,228
- Schools
- 36
- Spending / pupil
- $12,186
+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment
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Limestone County
Athens, AL
- Students
- 15,893
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $9,711
-4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +49.8% enrollment
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Hoover City
Hoover, AL
- Students
- 13,524
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $15,227
+2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment
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Madison City
Madison, AL
- Students
- 12,736
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $12,454
+4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.8% enrollment
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Elmore County
Wetumpka, AL
- Students
- 11,820
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $12,174
+12.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.4% enrollment
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Tuscaloosa City
Tuscaloosa, AL
- Students
- 11,207
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $15,597
+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.3% enrollment
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Cullman County
Cullman, AL
- Students
- 9,902
- Schools
- 27
- Spending / pupil
- $12,494
+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.6% enrollment
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St Clair County
Ashville, AL
- Students
- 9,592
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $11,330
+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.4% enrollment
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Auburn City
Auburn, AL
- Students
- 9,466
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $13,134
+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.3% enrollment
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Lee County
Opelika, AL
- Students
- 9,141
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $14,049
+18.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment
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Autauga County
Prattville, AL
- Students
- 8,977
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $11,826
+12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment
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Etowah County
Gadsden, AL
- Students
- 8,714
- Schools
- 24
- Spending / pupil
- $11,938
+6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment
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DeKalb County
Rainsville, AL
- Students
- 8,704
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $13,288
+10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.5% enrollment
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Decatur City
Decatur, AL
- Students
- 8,665
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $15,311
+9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment
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Dothan City
DOTHAN, AL
- Students
- 8,035
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $14,245
+12.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.4% enrollment
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Calhoun County
Anniston, AL
- Students
- 8,021
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $12,610
+4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment
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Lauderdale County
Florence, AL
- Students
- 7,992
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $13,096
+9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment
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Chilton County
Clanton, AL
- Students
- 7,930
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $11,468
+6.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment
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Blount County
Oneonta, AL
- Students
- 7,706
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $11,899
+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.7% enrollment
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Morgan County
Decatur, AL
- Students
- 7,664
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $12,419
-1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment
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Phenix City
Phenix City, AL
- Students
- 7,276
- Schools
- 12
- Spending / pupil
- $12,346
+8.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.8% enrollment
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Talladega County
Talladega, AL
- Students
- 7,157
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $12,819
+5.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment
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