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D

Greene County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Eutaw, Forkland, Boligee and Union.

Eutaw’s School Grade D better than 10% of Alabama school districts

Students
841
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,272
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Debt
$19.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Greene County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 38% more per student than the AL average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2021–22
  • Debt of $19.1M, about $22,681 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% 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 Eutaw. Grade by grade →

PK–3Eutaw Primary SchoolThis district
4–8Robert Brown Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Greene County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency8%
State average 27.2% · 473 students tested
Reading / language arts19%
State average 47.3% · 466 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 90% · 74 in the class

98% 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
$19,272 per student · 38% above AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 48%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 43%Federal 33%

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

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

Enrollment over time
937’21
913’22
841’24

Down 10.2% since 2021–22.

Students
Black 97%Hispanic 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%White <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

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.