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Schools in Shorter

Shorter’s public schools

Macon County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shorter. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
5%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.4K
▲ 32% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.6
AL 17.0
Schools in town
0
775 students on the public path
In brief

Shorter’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Shorter’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. DC Wolfe School places highest (better than 19%); George Washington Carver Elementary School lowest (2%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Shorter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Macon County School District.

The district

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

Macon County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,692 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$18,368AL $13,926 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 47.3% · 919 students tested
Math5%
State average 27.2% · 924 students tested

Shorter vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shorter—Macon County

Every school in Shorter

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).

Also serving Shorterin other towns
George Washington Carver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Tuskegee
D−
406 students18:1Rate it →
Notasulga High School
Grades PK–12 · Notasulga
D−
258 students12:1Rate it →
DC Wolfe School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
111 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Shorter’s schools

Are Shorter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shorter. Macon County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shorter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shorter in?

Macon County School District.

Where do Shorter kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: George Washington Carver Elementary School, Notasulga High School and DC Wolfe School.

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What Shorter families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.