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Macon County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Tuskegee, Notasulga, Franklin and Shorter.

Tuskegee’s School Grade D better than 9% of Alabama school districts

Students
1,692
Schools
5
Spent per student
$18,368
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Debt
$27.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Macon County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Alabama districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 32% more per student than the AL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $27.1M, about $15,993 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% 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 well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DTuskegee 8,644Notasulga 876Franklin 573Shorter 356

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tuskegee. Grade by grade →

PK–3George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolThis district
4–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency5%
State average 27.2% · 924 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 47.3% · 919 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 90% · 147 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
$18,368 per student · 32% above AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 48%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 54%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,606’20
1,590’21
1,577’22
1,554’23
1,692’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%White 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

George Washington Carver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Tuskegee
D−
406 students18:1
Notasulga High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Notasulga
D−
258 students12:1
DC Wolfe School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shorter
C−
111 students11:1
Tuskegee Public Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Tuskegee
D−
261 students20:1
Booker T Washington High
High · Grades 7–12 · Tuskegee
D−
656 students18:1

Left off: 1 school 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.