Marshall County School District
Public
Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Grant, Douglas, Cherokee Ridge and Union Grove.
At a glance
6,494Students enrolled
17Schools
4Towns served
$13,665Spent per student
18:1Student–teacher ratio
60%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 5
Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School or Kate D Smith DAR Intermediate 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 proficiency14%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 45.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
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
$13,665
per student each year · 2% below the AL average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 3 years
5,898’21
5,951’22
6,494’24
Students
White · 66%4,276
Hispanic · 30%1,933
Two or more races · 2%101
Black · 1%93
Asian · 1%43
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%41
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools17 in district
Asbury Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 729 students · Albertville
C+PublicRobert D Sloman PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 613 students · Douglas
PublicKate D Smith DAR Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 546 students · Grant
B+PublicDouglas Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 521 students · Douglas
C+PublicKate D Smith DAR Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 308 students · Grant
PublicBrindlee Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 286 students · Arab
BPublicBrindlee Mountain Primary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 278 students · Guntersville
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.