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Etowah County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Rainbow City, Southside, Glencoe, Hokes Bluff, Sardis City, Altoona, Walnut Grove, Reece City and Ridgeville.
Students
8,739
Schools
24
Spent per student
$11,938
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$39.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Etowah County School District
- School Grade A−: better than 78% of Alabama districts
- Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts above the state
- Spends 14% less per student than the AL average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $39.7M, about $4,548 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Nectar.
PK–127 schoolsBlount County School District
127 high schoolsBlount County School District
127 high schoolsBlount County School District
127 high schoolsBlount County School District
Test scores vs. AL
2020–21Math proficiency21%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 45.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,938 per student · 14% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 35%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 65%Federal 16%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,504’20
8,612’21
8,702’22
8,714’23
8,739’24
About steady.
Students
White 83%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Black 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
24 public schools.
John S Jones Elementary School
A745 students16:1
Hokes Bluff Elementary School
B+610 students16:1
Southside Elementary School
A585 students17:1
Whitesboro Elementary School
A423 students18:1
Glencoe Elementary School
A397 students16:1
West End Elementary School
A−390 students18:1
Carlisle Elementary School
B343 students16:1
Gaston Elementary School
B+290 students16:1
Highland Elementary School
B−216 students18:1
Duck Springs Elementary School
B+207 students16:1
Ivalee Elementary School
A−200 students16:1
Rainbow Middle School
B+634 students20:1
Sardis Middle School
C+381 students19:1
Glencoe Middle School
B272 students17:1
Hokes Bluff Middle School
B253 students16:1
Southside High School
C+825 students19:1
Sardis High School
D546 students17:1
Gaston High School
C+380 students19:1
Hokes Bluff High School
B−371 students17:1
West End High School
C−370 students18:1
Glencoe High School
C+300 students18:1
Career Technical Center
0 students
Etowah County Special Education Learning Center
1 students
The Etowah County Refocus Center
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.