Regular local school district · Dale County
Dale County Public Schools, AL: schools, enrollment and spending
Dale County Public Schools runs 9 public schools with 3,376 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.7 students per teacher is 1.5 higher than the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "Dale County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 3,376
- Teachers (FTE)
- 181
- Students per teacher
- 18.7
- AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 202 S Hwy 123 Suite E, Ozark, AL 36360
- Phone
- (334)774-2355
- County
- Dale County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0101050
- State district ID
- AL-023
- Total staff (FTE)
- 343
- School counselors (FTE)
- 7.0About 482 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 24.0
Students per teacher compared
This district18.7
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 (3,208), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $39.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $6.1 million
- State revenue
- $25.4 million
- Local revenue
- $8.4 million
- Total spending
- $38.0 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,837
- Salaries
- $18.5 million48.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $21.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.4%
- State: 63.7%
- Local: 21.0%
Alabama overall
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 53.6%
- Local: 31.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,837
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826
Schools in Dale County Public Schools
By level: 4 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Ariton SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 887 | 18.5 |
| Bridge Academy | High | 9 to 12 | ||
| Dale County High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 437 | 19.0 |
| George W Long High SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 377 | 18.0 |
| GW Long Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 492 | 17.0 |
| Midland City Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 4 | 478 | 19.9 |
| Newton Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 293 | 18.3 |
| Opportunity Academy | High | 7 to 12 | ||
| South Dale Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 5 to 8 | 412 | 22.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Dale County
- Ozark City School District 1,905 students
- Daleville City School District 1,156 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.