Regular local school district · Colbert County
Colbert County Public Schools, AL: schools, enrollment and spending
Colbert County Public Schools runs 8 public schools with 2,573 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.1 students per teacher is 3.1 lower than the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "Colbert County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 2,573
- Teachers (FTE)
- 182
- Students per teacher
- 14.1
- AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 425 Highway 72 West, Tuscumbia, AL 35674
- Phone
- (256)386-8565
- County
- Colbert County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0100840
- State district ID
- AL-017
- Total staff (FTE)
- 322
- School counselors (FTE)
- 8.0About 322 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 15.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.1
Alabama17.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,618), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $36.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $6.6 million
- State revenue
- $18.1 million
- Local revenue
- $12.2 million
- Total spending
- $36.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,822
- Salaries
- $19.9 million55.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $7.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 17.8%
- State: 49.1%
- Local: 33.1%
Alabama overall
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 53.6%
- Local: 31.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,822
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826
Schools in Colbert County Public Schools
By level: 3 high, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Cherokee Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 226 | 16.1 |
| Cherokee High SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 206 | 10.3 |
| Colbert County High SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 438 | 14.6 |
| Colbert Heights Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 486 | 15.2 |
| Colbert Heights High SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 467 | 15.1 |
| Hatton Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 236 | 13.9 |
| Leighton Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 355 | 14.2 |
| New Bethel Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 159 | 15.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Colbert County
- Muscle Shoals City School District 2,979 students
- Tuscumbia City School District 1,597 students
- Sheffield City School District 1,029 students
More in Alabama
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.