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Marion County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Hamilton, Guin, Hackleburg, Bear Creek, Brilliant, Twin and Gu-Win, and parts of Winfield and Glen Allen.

Hamilton’s School Grade B better than 60% of Alabama school districts

Students
3,302
Schools
10
Spent per student
$12,948
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
The gist

What stands out about Marion County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Alabama districts
  • Spends 7% less per student than the AL average
  • 17 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BHamilton 6,769BGuin 2,136BHackleburg 1,465BBear Creek 1,054Brilliant 838Twin 351Gu-Win 135

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hamilton. Grade by grade →

PK–4Hamilton Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Hamilton Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Hamilton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 27.2% · 1,626 students tested
Reading / language arts52%
State average 47.3% · 1,621 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 90% · 259 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
$12,948 per student · 7% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 62%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,253’20
3,366’21
3,314’22
3,358’23
3,302’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 8%Black 4%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hamilton
B+
638 students17:1
Guin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Guin
A+
308 students18:1
Hackleburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hackleburg
B
258 students15:1
Phillips Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bear Creek
C+
240 students16:1
Brilliant School
Other · Grades K–12 · Brilliant
B
258 students16:1
Hamilton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hamilton
B
463 students18:1
Hackleburg High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hackleburg
C+
265 students20:1
Marion County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Guin
B
223 students17:1
Phillips High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bear Creek
C+
200 students17:1
Hamilton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hamilton
C+
449 students16:1

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.