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Wilcox County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Camden, Pine Hill, Yellow Bluff, Pine Apple and Oak Hill.

Camden’s School Grade D better than 8% of Alabama school districts

Students
1,147
Schools
5
Spent per student
$19,885
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Debt
$11.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Wilcox County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 43% more per student than the AL average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.5M, about $10,019 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Camden. Grade by grade →

PK–6J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Wilcox Central High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency4%
State average 27.2% · 630 students tested
Reading / language arts21%
State average 47.3% · 628 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 90% · 103 in the class

97% 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
$19,885 per student · 43% above AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 45%Support & administration 47%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 49%Federal 28%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,400’20
1,306’21
1,240’22
1,190’23
1,147’24

Down 18.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 97%White 1%Two or more races <1%Hispanic <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.

J E Hobbs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Camden
D
359 students18:1
F S Ervin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pine Hill
D
197 students16:1
ABC Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alberta
D
103 students15:1
Camden School Of Arts Technology
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Camden
C−
148 students15:1
Wilcox Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Camden
D
340 students16:1

Left off: 1 school 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.