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C

Chilton County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Clanton, Jemison, Thorsby and Maplesville.

Clanton’s School Grade C better than 27% of Alabama school districts

Students
7,921
Schools
12
Spent per student
$11,468
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chilton County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the AL average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2M, about $247 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CClanton 9,289CJemison 3,030CThorsby 2,203Maplesville 670

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clanton. Grade by grade →

PK–3Clanton Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Clanton Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Chilton County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.2% · 4,019 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 47.3% · 3,965 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 90% · 543 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
$11,468 per student · 18% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 34%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 62%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,705’20
7,723’21
7,858’22
7,930’23
7,921’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Hispanic 21%Black 10%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Clanton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Clanton
A−
942 students14:1
Thorsby High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Thorsby
C
895 students20:1
Isabella High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Maplesville
C
789 students20:1
Jemison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Jemison
C+
752 students16:1
Maplesville High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Maplesville
C
592 students20:1
Verbena High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Verbena
C−
589 students19:1
Clanton Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Clanton
B
630 students20:1
Jemison Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Jemison
C+
468 students23:1
Clanton Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Clanton
C
401 students16:1
Jemison Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Jemison
C+
328 students16:1
Chilton County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clanton
C−
833 students20:1
Jemison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jemison
C−
702 students22:1

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.