C
Walker County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Dora, Sumiton, Carbon Hill, Cordova, Parrish, Oakman, Sipsey, Nauvoo, Kansas and Eldridge.
Students
7,091
Schools
19
Spent per student
$13,876
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$25.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Walker County School District
- School Grade C: better than 34% of Alabama districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $25.0M, about $3,530 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Parrish.
PK–8Parrish ElementaryMiddle SchoolThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. AL
2020–21Math proficiency13%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 45.4%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,876 per student · 0% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 60%Federal 17%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
7,176’20
7,201’21
7,188’22
7,146’23
7,091’24
About steady.
Students
White 86%Black 5%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
19 public schools.
Sumiton Elementary School
C720 students15:1
Valley Junior High School
B602 students19:1
Curry Elementary School
B550 students18:1
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School
C475 students20:1
Lupton Junior High School
B448 students17:1
Oakman Elementary School
356 students18:1
Cordova Elementary School
A321 students16:1
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School
B+288 students14:1
Sumiton Middle School
C+476 students20:1
Curry Middle School
B−353 students18:1
Bankhead Middle School
B+298 students18:1
Oakman Middle School
C249 students19:1
Dora High School
D476 students18:1
Cordova High School
D451 students19:1
Curry High School
C−364 students17:1
Carbon Hill High School
C−349 students17:1
Oakman High School
D315 students20:1
Walker County Center Of Technology
0 students
Walker County Schools 180 Program
0 students
Towns served
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.