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C−

Choctaw County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Butler, Gilbertown, Lisman, Silas, Pennington, Toxey and Needham.

Butler’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Alabama school districts

Students
1,025
Schools
4
Spent per student
$18,051
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Debt
$3.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Choctaw County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 30% more per student than the AL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.6M, about $3,537 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Butler 1,698Gilbertown 685Lisman 400Silas 349Pennington 322Toxey 138Needham 68

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Butler. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency9%
State average 27.2% · 538 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 47.3% · 535 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 90% · 94 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
$18,051 per student · 30% above AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 42%Support & administration 52%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 35%Federal 31%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,126’20
1,067’21
1,097’22
1,034’23
1,025’24

Down 9% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 73%White 25%Two or more races 1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Choctaw County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Butler
D
295 students17:1
Southern Choctaw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gilbertown
C−
288 students16:1
Choctaw County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Butler
D
231 students17:1
Southern Choctaw High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Gilbertown
D−
211 students20:1

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.