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City of Uniontown, AlabamaPhoto: La'Quincy May, Photographer · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Schools in Uniontown · Perry County School District

Uniontown’s public schools score below 88% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 3% of Uniontown’s students scored proficient, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Uniontown, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
16%
▼ 31 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
3%
▼ 24 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–5 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▲ 41% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.6
AL 17.0
Schools in town
1
402 students on the public path
In brief

Uniontown’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 113 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Uniontown’s, its schools beat 17%, higher than their 12% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 16% of tested students were proficient in reading and 3% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama (the state reports Uniontown’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $19,605 per student in FY2024, against $13,926 across Alabama. 39% of its revenue that year was federal (Alabama 16%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Uniontown’s grade

D− Test scoresC− Graduation

D: better than 12% of Alabama school districts. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (113)Better than 17%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 516 test results and a graduating class of 85 could put Uniontown anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Uniontown’s students in the tested grades sat them (521 in math, 512 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Uniontown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Robert C Hatch High SchoolPerry County School DistrictD−

Uniontown’s public schools are run by Perry County School District, which also serves Marion. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Perry County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 815 students, down 29% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$19,605AL $13,926 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading16%
State average 47.3% · 512 students tested
Math3%
State average 27.2% · 521 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 39% of the Perry County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 16% across Alabama, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Uniontown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
UniontownDPerry County

Every school in Uniontown

1 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).

District schools in Uniontownby address
Robert C Hatch High School
Grades PK–12
D−
402 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Uniontown’s schools

Are Uniontown’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Uniontown children attend score below 88% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Uniontown in?

Perry County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 815 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Uniontown’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Perry County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Uniontown spend per student?

$19,605 in Perry County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.