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C+

Walker County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Sumiton, Dora, Carbon Hill, Cordova, Parrish, Oakman, Sipsey, Kansas, Nauvoo and Eldridge.

Sumiton’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Alabama school districts

Students
7,091
Schools
17
Spent per student
$13,876
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$25M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Walker County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $25M, about $3,530 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Sumiton 2,511C+Dora 2,223C+Carbon Hill 1,723C+Cordova 1,679Parrish 977Oakman 752Sipsey 362Kansas 185Nauvoo 183Eldridge 134

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sumiton. Grade by grade →

PK–4Sumiton Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Sumiton Middle SchoolThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 27.2% · 3,470 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 47.3% · 3,462 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 90% · 491 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
$13,876 per student · 0% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 60%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,176’20
7,201’21
7,188’22
7,146’23
7,091’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Black 5%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sumiton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Sumiton
C
720 students15:1
Valley Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jasper
B
602 students19:1
Curry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jasper
B
550 students18:1
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Carbon Hill
C
475 students20:1
Lupton Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Nauvoo
B
448 students17:1
Oakman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Oakman
356 students18:1
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Parrish
B+
288 students14:1
Cordova Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cordova
A
321 students16:1
Sumiton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Sumiton
C+
476 students20:1
Curry Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Jasper
B−
353 students18:1
Bankhead Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cordova
B+
298 students18:1
Oakman Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Oakman
C
249 students19:1
Dora High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dora
D
476 students18:1
Cordova High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cordova
D
451 students19:1
Curry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jasper
C−
364 students17:1
Carbon Hill High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carbon Hill
C−
349 students17:1
Oakman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oakman
D
315 students20:1

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.