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Schools in Eutaw · Greene County School District

Eutaw’s public schools score below 90% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Eutaw’s districts is 8%, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Eutaw, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

#178of 187 Alabama townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
19%
▼ 28 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 19 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 6–10 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 38% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
841 students on the public path
In brief

Eutaw’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 50 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Eutaw’s, its schools beat 16%, higher than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama (the state reports Eutaw’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $19,272 per student in FY2024, against $13,926 across Alabama. 33% of its revenue that year was federal (Alabama 16%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Robert Brown Middle School, then Greene County High School. Enrollment is down 10% since 2021–22. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Eutaw’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 10% of Alabama school districts, #178 of 187 Alabama towns. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (50)Better than 16%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 470 test results and a graduating class of 74 could put Eutaw anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Eutaw’s students in the tested grades sat them (473 in math, 466 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Eutaw, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Eutaw Primary SchoolGreene County School DistrictC
4–8Robert Brown Middle SchoolGreene County School DistrictD−
9–12Greene County High SchoolGreene County School DistrictD−

Eutaw’s public schools are run by Greene County School District, which also serves Boligee, Forkland and Union. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading19%
State average 47.3% · 466 students tested
Math8%
State average 27.2% · 473 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 33% of the Greene County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 16% across Alabama, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Eutaw vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Eutaw’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EutawDGreene County

Every school in Eutaw

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Eutawby address
Also serving Eutawin other towns

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Peter J Kirksey Career Center).

Questions about Eutaw’s schools

Are Eutaw’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Eutaw children attend score below 90% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #178 of 187 Alabama towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Eutaw in?

Greene County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 841 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Eutaw kids go to high school?

Greene County High School, with 250 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Eutaw’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Greene County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Eutaw spend per student?

$19,272 in Greene County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.