District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
0101620
State District ID:
AL-144
Mailing Address:1026 Chestnut StGadsden AL, 35901
Phone:
(256)543-3512
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
15
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
PK - 12
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Website: http://www.gcs.k12.al.us
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Etowah County |
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| County ID: | 01055 |
| Locale: | City, Small (13) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 23460 |
| Total Students: | 4,940 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 276.73 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 17.85 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
Gadsden City district has a staff count of
492.02.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 276.73 |
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| Prekindergarten: | 4.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 38.00 |
| Elementary: | 107.30 |
| Secondary: | 127.43 |
| Ungraded: | † |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 215.29 |
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| Instructional Aides: | 36.50 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 0.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 12.88 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 5.68 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 7.20 |
| School Psychologists: | 0.00 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 9.50 |
| Library/Media Support: | 0.00 |
| District Administrators: | 3.03 |
| District Administrative Support: | 16.52 |
| School Administrators: | 35.81 |
| School Administrative Support: | 17.50 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 16.09 |
| Other Support Services: | 67.46 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Percent | |
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Total Revenue: | $75,151,000 | $15,216 | |
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| Federal: | $21,077,000 | $4,267 | 28% | |||
| Local: | $14,801,000 | $2,997 | 20% | |||
| State: | $39,273,000 | $7,952 | 52% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $73,465,000 | $14,874 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $66,721,000 | $13,509 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $38,755,000 | $7,847 | 58% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $8,692,000 | $1,760 | 13% | |||
| Administration: | $7,172,000 | $1,452 | 11% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $12,102,000 | $2,450 | 18% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $4,409,000 | $893 | ||||
| Construction: | $3,931,000 | $796 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $1,390,000 | $281 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $841,000 | $170 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.