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Sylacauga, AL
Public School Ratings




Sylacauga 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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Sylacauga City School District details

Sylacauga City School District
43 N Broadway Avenue
Sylacauga, AL 35150

2,125 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 20)

Sylacauga City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alabama

5

(10 is best)

Better than 50.0% of all AL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
39%
48%
49%
25%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Indian Valley Elementary School
1099 Oldfield Rd
Sylacauga, AL, 35150
PK-02
Nicholslawson Middle School
1550 Talladega Highway
Sylacauga, AL, 35150
06-08
Pinecrest Elementary School
615 Coaling Rd
Sylacauga, AL, 35150
03-05
Sylacauga High School
701 N Broadway
Sylacauga, AL, 35150
09-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 51.0% 53.8%
Black 43.9% 32.8%
Hispanic 4.1% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.2% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 62.4% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $13,091,000 54.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $785 $1,669,000 6.9%
Staff $398 $846,000 3.5%
General Administration $247 $525,000 2.2%
School Administration $730 $1,551,000 6.4%
Operation $848 $1,802,000 7.4%
Transportation $363 $772,000 3.2%
Other $341 $725,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,713 $7,890,000 32.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,522 $3,235,000 13.4%
Total Expenditures $11,396 $24,216,000 100.0%
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%

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