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C+

Pike County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Brundidge, Goshen and Banks.

Brundidge’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Alabama school districts

Students
2,124
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,014
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$11.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pike County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% more per student than the AL average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.6M, about $5,478 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% of the 146 Alabama school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Brundidge 2,061Goshen 272Banks 163

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brundidge. Grade by grade →

PK–6Pike County Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Pike County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 27.2% · 1,113 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 47.3% · 1,110 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 90% · 162 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,014 per student · 8% above AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 45%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 54%Federal 20%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,157’21
2,155’22
2,124’24

About steady since 2021–22.

Students
Black 49%White 38%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools.

Pike County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brundidge
B
454 students17:1
Goshen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goshen
B−
446 students17:1
Banks School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Banks
B+
384 students15:1
Pike County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Brundidge
B−
484 students17:1
Goshen High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Goshen
C+
356 students14:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Alabama.