Regular local school district · DeKalb County
DeKalb County Public Schools, AL: schools, enrollment and spending
DeKalb County Public Schools runs 15 public schools with 8,769 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.0 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "DeKalb County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 15
- Students
- 8,769
- Teachers (FTE)
- 549
- Students per teacher
- 16.0
- AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 306 Main St W, Rainsville, AL 35986
- Phone
- (256)638-6921
- County
- DeKalb County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0101140
- State district ID
- AL-025
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,004
- School counselors (FTE)
- 20.0About 438 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 31.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.0
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 (8,525), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $112.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $17.2 million
- State revenue
- $77.6 million
- Local revenue
- $18.0 million
- Total spending
- $100.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,796
- Salaries
- $51.8 million51.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $18.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.2%
- State: 68.8%
- Local: 15.9%
Alabama overall
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 53.6%
- Local: 31.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,796
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826
Schools in DeKalb County Public Schools
By level: 3 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 8 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Alternative School | High | 5 to 12 | ||
| Collinsville High SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 906 | 15.6 |
| Crossville Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 3 | 658 | 15.3 |
| Crossville High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 649 | 17.1 |
| Crossville Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 4 to 8 | 770 | 17.5 |
| Dekalb Annex School | Other | K to 12 | ||
| Dekalb Technical Center | High | 10 to 12 | ||
| Fyffe High SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 954 | 16.7 |
| Geraldine SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 1,211 | 16.6 |
| Henagar Junior High SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 261 | 13.1 |
| Ider SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 586 | 16.7 |
| Plainview SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 1,167 | 15.8 |
| Ruhuma Junior High SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 175 | 15.9 |
| Sylvania SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 915 | 16.9 |
| Valley Head High SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 517 | 14.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in DeKalb County
- Fort Payne City School District 3,508 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.