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Pelham, AL
Public School Ratings




Pelham Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Pelham City School District details

Pelham City School District
3160 Pelham Parkway
Pelham, AL 35124

3,448 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 20)

Pelham City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alabama

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.7% of all AL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
46%
41%
59%
52%
34%
31%
46%
41%
59%
52%
34%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Pelham High School
2500 Panther Cir
Pelham, AL, 35124
09-12
Pelham Oaks School
2200 Highway 33
Pelham, AL, 35124
PK-05
Pelham Park Middle School
2016 Pelham Park Boulevard
Pelham, AL, 35124
06-08
Pelham Ridge School
251 Applegate Parkway
Pelham, AL, 35124
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 46.0% 53.1%
Black 20.8% 32.7%
Hispanic 30.1% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.9% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.7% 60.7%
Free lunch eligible 45.9% 55.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.7% 5.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,955 $23,980,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $957 $3,299,000 6.1%
Staff $448 $1,543,000 2.9%
General Administration $344 $1,187,000 2.2%
School Administration $618 $2,130,000 4.0%
Operation $1,019 $3,513,000 6.5%
Transportation $582 $2,006,000 3.7%
Other $306 $1,056,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,273 $14,734,000 27.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,363 $15,045,000 28.0%
Total Expenditures $15,591 $53,759,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,660 $4,986,044,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $892 $667,831,000 6.6%
Staff $530 $397,090,000 3.9%
General Administration $319 $238,835,000 2.3%
School Administration $683 $511,541,000 5.0%
Operation $1,140 $853,197,000 8.4%
Transportation $570 $427,092,000 4.2%
Other $285 $213,397,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,420 $3,308,983,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,521 $1,887,249,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $13,601 $10,182,276,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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