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C+
Schools in Brundidge · Pike County School District

Brundidge’s public schools score below 65% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 22% of Brundidge’s students scored proficient, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brundidge, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
43%
▼ 4 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 5 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–5 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 8% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
938 students on the public path
In brief

Brundidge’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 166 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brundidge’s, its schools beat 45%, higher than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama (the state reports Brundidge’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,014 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Pike County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brundidge’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Alabama school districts. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (166)Better than 45%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,112 test results and a graduating class of 162 could put Brundidge anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Brundidge’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,113 in math, 1,110 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brundidge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Pike County Elementary SchoolPike County School DistrictB
7–12Pike County High SchoolPike County School DistrictB−

Brundidge’s public schools are run by Pike County School District, which also serves Banks and Goshen. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pike County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,124 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 16.1 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$15,014AL $13,926 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 47.3% · 1110 students tested
Math22%
State average 27.2% · 1113 students tested

Brundidge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Brundidge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrundidgeC+Pike County

Every school in Brundidge

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Brundidgeby address
Pike County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
454 students17:1Rate it →
Pike County High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
484 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Brundidge’s schools

Are Brundidge’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brundidge children attend score below 65% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brundidge in?

Pike County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,124 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

What is Brundidge’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Pike County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Brundidge spend per student?

$15,014 in Pike County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.