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Alabama School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 138
Median expenditures $39.5M
25th–75th percentile $26.1M  –  $86.2M
Total spend $10.12B
  1. #1
    Mobile County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 52,614
    Expenditures $693.7M
    Revenue $759.7M
  2. #2
    Jefferson County Board OF Education
    FY 2022 pop. 35,819
    Expenditures $471.0M
    Revenue $478.4M
  3. #3
    Baldwin County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 31,812
    Expenditures $446.5M
    Revenue $528.3M
  4. #4
    Montgomery County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 27,396
    Expenditures $354.3M
    Revenue $381.9M
  5. #5
    Birmingham CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 21,328
    Expenditures $338.4M
    Revenue $360.2M
  6. #6
    Huntsville CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 23,939
    Expenditures $312.2M
    Revenue $382.0M
  7. #7
    Shelby County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 21,102
    Expenditures $266.0M
    Revenue $291.6M
  8. #8
    Tuscaloosa County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 19,111
    Expenditures $241.5M
    Revenue $254.0M
  9. #9
    Madison County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 19,873
    Expenditures $228.8M
    Revenue $256.4M
  10. #10
    Hoover CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 13,606
    Expenditures $208.9M
    Revenue $219.1M
  11. #11
    Madison CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 12,302
    Expenditures $173.5M
    Revenue $177.8M
  12. #12
    Elmore County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 11,919
    Expenditures $161.2M
    Revenue $141.1M
  13. #13
    Tuscaloosa CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 10,964
    Expenditures $157.9M
    Revenue $173.4M
  14. #14
    Auburn CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,395
    Expenditures $137.6M
    Revenue $155.7M
  15. #15
    Decatur CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,679
    Expenditures $135.1M
    Revenue $138.0M
  16. #16
    Cullman County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,704
    Expenditures $133.7M
    Revenue $138.2M
  17. #17
    Limestone County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 15,506
    Expenditures $132.7M
    Revenue $152.7M
  18. #18
    Dothan CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,355
    Expenditures $121.3M
    Revenue $126.2M
  19. #19
    LEE County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,303
    Expenditures $119.8M
    Revenue $127.7M
  20. #20
    Mountain Brook Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,340
    Expenditures $114.7M
    Revenue $86.7M
  21. #21
    DE KALB County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,622
    Expenditures $111.7M
    Revenue $112.3M
  22. #22
    ST Clair County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,771
    Expenditures $109.1M
    Revenue $113.7M
  23. #23
    Vestavia Hills CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,095
    Expenditures $108.6M
    Revenue $112.1M
  24. #24
    Etowah County Board OF Education
    FY 2022 pop. 8,612
    Expenditures $108.0M
    Revenue $111.7M
  25. #25
    Morgan County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,582
    Expenditures $106.4M
    Revenue $108.9M
  26. #26
    Lauderdale County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,175
    Expenditures $103.8M
    Revenue $99.5M
  27. #27
    Calhoun County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,118
    Expenditures $103.3M
    Revenue $109.6M
  28. #28
    Autauga County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,008
    Expenditures $103.0M
    Revenue $111.6M
  29. #29
    Phenix CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,310
    Expenditures $100.2M
    Revenue $103.6M
  30. #30
    Walker County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,201
    Expenditures $97.5M
    Revenue $104.3M
  31. #31
    Blount County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,659
    Expenditures $96.5M
    Revenue $103.3M
  32. #32
    Alabaster CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,354
    Expenditures $94.8M
    Revenue $99.9M
  33. #33
    Talladega County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,127
    Expenditures $93.2M
    Revenue $100.0M
  34. #34
    Chilton County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,723
    Expenditures $89.7M
    Revenue $96.3M
  35. #35
    Marshall County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,898
    Expenditures $87.8M
    Revenue $88.6M
  36. #36
    Jackson County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,136
    Expenditures $81.4M
    Revenue $71.5M
  37. #37
    Enterprise CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,589
    Expenditures $80.8M
    Revenue $89.4M
  38. #38
    Houston County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,662
    Expenditures $77.5M
    Revenue $80.7M
  39. #39
    Athens CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,788
    Expenditures $73.5M
    Revenue $87.4M
  40. #40
    Gadsden CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,858
    Expenditures $72.0M
    Revenue $72.7M
  41. #41
    Opelika CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,977
    Expenditures $68.6M
    Revenue $76.9M
  42. #42
    Florence CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,719
    Expenditures $68.5M
    Revenue $77.6M
  43. #43
    Lawrence County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,764
    Expenditures $67.7M
    Revenue $67.8M
  44. #44
    Albertville CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,956
    Expenditures $65.7M
    Revenue $74.6M
  45. #45
    Homewood CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,236
    Expenditures $65.2M
    Revenue $71.5M
  46. #46
    Trussville CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,941
    Expenditures $64.3M
    Revenue $71.0M
  47. #47
    Eufaula CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,780
    Expenditures $64.2M
    Revenue $68.6M
  48. #48
    Oxford CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,202
    Expenditures $63.9M
    Revenue $58.9M
  49. #49
    Escambia County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,150
    Expenditures $57.5M
    Revenue $66.7M
  50. #50
    PELL CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,140
    Expenditures $53.9M
    Revenue $55.9M
  51. #51
    Pelham CITY Schools Board OF Education
    FY 2022 pop. 3,520
    Expenditures $53.8M
    Revenue $58.1M
  52. #52
    Cherokee County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,895
    Expenditures $53.6M
    Revenue $54.0M
  53. #53
    BIBB County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,076
    Expenditures $52.9M
    Revenue $47.8M
  54. #54
    Cullman CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,224
    Expenditures $52.1M
    Revenue $48.5M
  55. #55
    Franklin County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,618
    Expenditures $50.8M
    Revenue $52.1M
  56. #56
    Saraland CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,261
    Expenditures $50.5M
    Revenue $45.2M
  57. #57
    Bessemer CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,409
    Expenditures $49.4M
    Revenue $52.2M
  58. #58
    Russell County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,710
    Expenditures $47.7M
    Revenue $49.9M
  59. #59
    Hartselle CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,625
    Expenditures $46.8M
    Revenue $47.9M
  60. #60
    Tallapoosa County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,808
    Expenditures $46.5M
    Revenue $41.3M
  61. #61
    Dallas County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,648
    Expenditures $43.5M
    Revenue $43.2M
  62. #62
    FORT Payne CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,498
    Expenditures $43.4M
    Revenue $42.7M
  63. #63
    Alexander CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,927
    Expenditures $43.2M
    Revenue $42.7M
  64. #64
    Chambers County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,347
    Expenditures $42.7M
    Revenue $44.6M
  65. #65
    DALE County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,241
    Expenditures $41.8M
    Revenue $44.2M
  66. #66
    Monroe County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,163
    Expenditures $41.5M
    Revenue $41.8M
  67. #67
    Russellville CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,547
    Expenditures $40.4M
    Revenue $38.0M
  68. #68
    Butler County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,927
    Expenditures $40.1M
    Revenue $42.3M
  69. #69
    Clarke County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,254
    Expenditures $39.6M
    Revenue $40.3M
  70. #70
    Marion County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,373
    Expenditures $39.5M
    Revenue $43.0M
  71. #71
    Covington County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,982
    Expenditures $39.1M
    Revenue $42.5M
  72. #72
    Colbert County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,658
    Expenditures $39.0M
    Revenue $39.6M
  73. #73
    Geneva County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,760
    Expenditures $38.1M
    Revenue $40.0M
  74. #74
    GULF Shores CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,338
    Expenditures $38.0M
    Revenue $38.9M
  75. #75
    Muscle Shoals CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,840
    Expenditures $37.8M
    Revenue $40.0M
  76. #76
    PIKE County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,157
    Expenditures $37.8M
    Revenue $34.9M
  77. #77
    Selma CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,479
    Expenditures $37.7M
    Revenue $40.4M
  78. #78
    Jasper CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,599
    Expenditures $35.9M
    Revenue $36.6M
  79. #79
    Coffee County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,782
    Expenditures $34.9M
    Revenue $35.4M
  80. #80
    Macon County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,845
    Expenditures $34.7M
    Revenue $36.4M
  81. #81
    PIKE ROAD School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,688
    Expenditures $33.7M
    Revenue $31.0M
  82. #82
    Guntersville CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,890
    Expenditures $33.4M
    Revenue $28.7M
  83. #83
    Winston County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,317
    Expenditures $33.3M
    Revenue $34.2M
  84. #84
    Pickens County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,343
    Expenditures $33.3M
    Revenue $34.5M
  85. #85
    Scottsboro CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,501
    Expenditures $32.9M
    Revenue $36.8M
  86. #86
    Cleburne County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,517
    Expenditures $31.7M
    Revenue $33.4M
  87. #87
    Henry County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,488
    Expenditures $31.5M
    Revenue $33.1M
  88. #88
    Washington County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,583
    Expenditures $31.3M
    Revenue $32.9M
  89. #89
    ARAB CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,645
    Expenditures $31.1M
    Revenue $34.5M
  90. #90
    BOAZ CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,448
    Expenditures $30.3M
    Revenue $33.0M
  91. #91
    Ozark CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,104
    Expenditures $29.9M
    Revenue $32.7M
  92. #92
    Lowndes County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,180
    Expenditures $29.3M
    Revenue $26.9M
  93. #93
    HALE County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,344
    Expenditures $29.3M
    Revenue $31.7M
  94. #94
    Fayette County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,157
    Expenditures $28.5M
    Revenue $29.7M
  95. #95
    Tallassee CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,613
    Expenditures $28.4M
    Revenue $21.7M
  96. #96
    Leeds CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,169
    Expenditures $28.3M
    Revenue $31.6M
  97. #97
    Randolph County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,052
    Expenditures $28.2M
    Revenue $29.9M
  98. #98
    Crenshaw County School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,250
    Expenditures $27.9M
    Revenue $30.4M
  99. #99
    Anniston CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,908
    Expenditures $27.6M
    Revenue $31.8M
  100. #100
    Chickasaw CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,688
    Expenditures $27.5M
    Revenue $28.2M