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Sheffield Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Sheffield City School District details

Sheffield City School District
300 W 6th St
Sheffield, AL 35660

1,043 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 20)

Sheffield City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alabama

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.0% of all AL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.6% of all U.S. school districts.


Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
39%
38%
49%
15%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
L E Willson Elementary School
2200 31st St
Sheffield, AL, 35660
03-06
Sheffield High School
2800 19th Ave
Sheffield, AL, 35660
09-12
Sheffield Junior High School
1803 30th St
Sheffield, AL, 35660
07-08
Wa Threadgill Primary School
900 Annapolis Avenue
Sheffield, AL, 35660
PK-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 51.6% 53.8%
Black 40.8% 32.8%
Hispanic 6.5% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 73.5% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 67.8% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.8% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,296 $7,610,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,033 $1,077,000 7.3%
Staff $641 $669,000 4.5%
General Administration $564 $588,000 4.0%
School Administration $935 $975,000 6.6%
Operation $1,493 $1,557,000 10.5%
Transportation $115 $120,000 0.8%
Other $202 $211,000 1.4%
Total Support $4,983 $5,197,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,879 $1,960,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $14,158 $14,767,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%