Choctaw County School District
Public
Regional · 7 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade
Public schools for Butler, Gilbertown, Pennington, Silas, Lisman, Toxey and Needham.
At a glance
1,025Students enrolled
4Schools
7Towns served
$18,051Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
75%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–6
Choctaw County Elementary or Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–12
Choctaw County High School or Southern Choctaw High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
Choctaw County Elementary or Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–12
Choctaw County High School or Southern Choctaw High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
Choctaw County Elementary or Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–12
Choctaw County High School or Southern Choctaw High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
Choctaw County Elementary or Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–12
Choctaw County High School or Southern Choctaw High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
Choctaw County Elementary or Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–12
Choctaw County High School or Southern Choctaw High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
Choctaw County Elementary or Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 7–12
Choctaw County High School or Southern Choctaw High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs AL
Math proficiency3%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 45.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.6%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$18,051
per student each year · 30% above the AL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,126’20
1,067’21
1,097’22
1,034’23
1,025’24
Students
Black · 73%748
White · 25%255
Two or more races · 1%11
Hispanic · 0%5
Asian · 0%3
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools4 in district
Choctaw County ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 295 students · Butler
DPublicSouthern Choctaw Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 288 students · Gilbertown
C-PublicChoctaw County High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 231 students · Butler
DPublicSouthern Choctaw High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 211 students · Gilbertown
D-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.