Regular local school district · Marshall County
Guntersville City School District, AL: schools, enrollment and spending
Guntersville City School District runs 4 public schools with 1,810 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "Guntersville City".
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,810
- Teachers (FTE)
- 110
- Students per teacher
- 16.5
- AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 4200 Highway 79 South, Guntersville, AL 35976
- Phone
- (256)582-3159
- County
- Marshall County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0101690
- State district ID
- AL-154
- Total staff (FTE)
- 218
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 362 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 10.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.5
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 (1,824), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $29.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $3.8 million
- State revenue
- $15.0 million
- Local revenue
- $10.2 million
- Total spending
- $24.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,264
- Salaries
- $11.7 million48.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $60.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.1%
- State: 51.7%
- Local: 35.2%
Alabama overall
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 53.6%
- Local: 31.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,264
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826
Schools in Guntersville City School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Cherokee Elementary School | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 387 | 19.4 |
| Guntersville Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 2 | 486 | 15.7 |
| Guntersville High School | High | 9 to 12 | 556 | 15.0 |
| Guntersville Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 381 | 18.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Marshall County
- Marshall County Public Schools 6,494 students
- Albertville City School District 5,910 students
- Boaz City School District 2,607 students
- Arab City School District 2,595 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.