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D−

Barbour County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Clayton, Clio, Louisville, Bakerhill and Blue Springs.

Clayton’s School Grade D− better than 1% of Alabama school districts

Students
658
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,720
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Debt
$3.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Barbour County School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 1% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 26 pts below the state
  • Spends 49% more per student than the AL average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3.2M, about $4,863 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 1% 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 Clayton. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency3%
State average 27.2% · 366 students tested
Reading / language arts19%
State average 47.3% · 361 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–69%
State average 90% · 41 in the class

88% 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
$20,720 per student · 49% above AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 47%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 52%Federal 27%

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

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

Enrollment over time
687’20
737’21
715’22
679’23
658’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 76%Hispanic 14%White 9%Two or more races 1%

Schools in the district

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

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.