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Calhoun County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Weaver and Ohatchee, and parts of Oxford and Southside.

Weaver’s School Grade B better than 62% of Alabama school districts

Students
7,997
Schools
17
Spent per student
$12,610
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$46.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Calhoun County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Alabama districts
  • Spends 9% less per student than the AL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $46.3M, about $5,788 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Weaver. Grade by grade →

PK–6Weaver Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Weaver High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 27.2% · 4,063 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 47.3% · 4,042 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 90% · 615 in the class

100% 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
$12,610 per student · 9% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 63%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,775’20
7,793’21
7,749’22
8,021’23
7,997’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Black 14%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.