Colbert County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Cherokee, Littleville and Leighton, and parts of Sheffield.

At a glance

2,573Students enrolled

8Schools

3Towns served

$15,636Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

59%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

CherokeeLittlevilleLeighton

Grades PK–6

Cherokee Elementary School226 students · CherokeeThis district

Grades 7–12

Cherokee High School206 students · CherokeeThis district

Grades PK–6

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–12

Colbert Heights High School or Colbert County High School or Cherokee High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

Leighton Elementary School355 students · LeightonThis district

Grades 7–12

Colbert County High School438 students · LeightonThis district

Based 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 proficiency13%

State average 22%

Reading / language arts38%

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

$15,636

per student each year · 12% above the AL average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration38%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)33%

State50%

Federal17%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,618’20

2,658’21

2,621’22

2,645’23

2,573’24

Students

White · 77%1,987

Black · 11%278

Hispanic · 6%155

Two or more races · 5%132

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%11

Asian · 0%6

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Cherokee1,120 people

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Littleville932 people

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Leighton893 people

Also covers small parts of Sheffield.

Schools8 in district

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Colbert Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 486 students · Tuscumbia

B+Public 📚

Leighton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 355 students · Leighton

C-Public 📚

Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 236 students · Leighton

C+Public 📚

Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 226 students · Cherokee

CPublic 📚

New Bethel Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 159 students · Tuscumbia

B+Public 🏫

Colbert Heights High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 467 students · Tuscumbia

C+Public 🏫

Colbert County High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 438 students · Leighton

CPublic 🏫

Cherokee High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 206 students · Cherokee

CPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Muscle Shoals City School DistrictMuscle Shoals · $13,759 per student

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Tuscumbia City School DistrictTuscumbia · $12,663 per student

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.