Regular local school district · Tuscaloosa County
Tuscaloosa City School District, AL: schools, enrollment and spending
Tuscaloosa City School District runs 21 public schools with 11,230 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.1 students per teacher is about the same as the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "Tuscaloosa City".
At a glance
- Schools
- 21
- Students
- 11,230
- Teachers (FTE)
- 656
- Students per teacher
- 17.1
- AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1210 Almon Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
- Phone
- (205)759-3560
- County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Locale
- City: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0103360
- State district ID
- AL-200
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,197
- School counselors (FTE)
- 31.0About 362 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 53.0
Students per teacher compared
This district17.1
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 (10,744), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $160.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $21.7 million
- State revenue
- $74.7 million
- Local revenue
- $63.8 million
- Total spending
- $141.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,134
- Salaries
- $71.9 million50.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $186.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.5%
- State: 46.6%
- Local: 39.8%
Alabama overall
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 53.6%
- Local: 31.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,134
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826
Schools in Tuscaloosa City School District
By level: 4 high, 4 middle, 12 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Arcadia Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 418 | 16.1 |
| Central Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 291 | 14.6 |
| Central High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 796 | 18.1 |
| Eastwood Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 711 | 19.2 |
| Martin L King Jr Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 467 | 16.7 |
| Northridge High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,153 | 21.4 |
| Northridge Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 775 | 15.8 |
| Oakdale Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 292 | 13.9 |
| Paul W Bryant High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,134 | 21.0 |
| Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 671 | 17.7 |
| Skyland Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 459 | 17.0 |
| Southview Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 644 | 17.9 |
| STARS AcademyCEP school | Other | K to 12 | ||
| The Alberta School of Performing ArtsCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 632 | 13.7 |
| Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy | High | 9 to 12 | ||
| Tuscaloosa Magnet School ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 1 to 5 | 324 | 15.4 |
| Tuscaloosa Magnet School MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 173 | 17.3 |
| University Place Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 570 | 15.0 |
| Verner Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 608 | 18.4 |
| Westlawn Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 568 | 14.9 |
| Woodland Forrest Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 544 | 18.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Tuscaloosa County
- Tuscaloosa County Public Schools 19,278 students
- I Dream Big Charter Schools
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.