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Orange Beach Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Gulf Shores City School District details

Gulf Shores City School District
300 East 16th Ave
Gulf Shores, AL 36542

2,338 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 20)

Gulf Shores City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alabama

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.7% of all AL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
36%
64%
45%
42%
27%
53%
36%
64%
45%
42%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Gulf Shores Elementary School
1600 E 3rd St
Gulf Shores, AL, 36542
PK-05
Gulf Shores High School
600 East 15th Ave
Gulf Shores, AL, 36547
09-12
Gulf Shores Middle School
450 E 15th Ave
Gulf Shores, AL, 36542
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.5% 54.3%
Black 4.3% 32.9%
Hispanic 7.0% 10.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 11.4% 48.6%
Free lunch eligible 11.4% 43.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 4.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,609 $12,457,589 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $600 $1,332,600 5.7%
Staff $416 $923,936 4.0%
General Administration $379 $841,759 3.6%
School Administration $638 $1,416,998 6.1%
Operation $813 $1,805,673 7.8%
Transportation $300 $666,300 2.9%
Other $628 $1,394,788 6.0%
Total Support $3,773 $8,379,833 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,086 $2,412,006 10.4%
Total Expenditures $10,469 $23,251,649 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,852 $4,378,921,181 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $672 $503,210,801 5.9%
Staff $420 $314,426,678 3.7%
General Administration $255 $190,912,687 2.2%
School Administration $638 $477,048,287 5.6%
Operation $962 $719,909,289 8.5%
Transportation $492 $368,218,721 4.3%
Other $242 $181,267,301 2.1%
Total Support $3,682 $2,754,922,689 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,821 $1,362,666,859 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,355 $8,496,484,393 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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