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Perry County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Marion and Uniontown.

Marion’s School Grade D better than 12% of Alabama school districts

Students
815
Schools
2
Spent per student
$19,605
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Debt
$4.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Perry County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Spends 41% more per student than the AL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 29.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.3M, about $5,264 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DMarion 2,602DUniontown 1,873

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marion. Grade by grade →

PK–12Francis Marion SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency3%
State average 27.2% · 521 students tested
Reading / language arts16%
State average 47.3% · 512 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 90% · 85 in the class

95% 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
$19,605 per student · 41% above AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 46%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 48%Federal 39%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,153’20
1,089’21
935’22
879’23
815’24

Down 29.3% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 98%Two or more races 1%White <1%Hispanic <1%

Schools in the district

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

Francis Marion School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Marion
D
413 students18:1
Robert C Hatch High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Uniontown
D−
402 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.