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Alabama Schools: Key Facts and Resources
Learning key facts and knowing who's who will help you get savvy about education in your state.
ALABAMA SCHOOLS: BY THE NUMBERS

Public schools 1,381
Teachers 47,104
Pre-K-12 enrollment 739,678
Minority students 41.0%
Students eligible for free/reduced price lunch 49.2%
Students with disabilities 12.8%
Annual pre-K-12 expenditures (all revenue sources) $4.4 billion


WHO'S IN CHARGE?

Governor: Robert R. Riley (R)

Superintendent of Education: Dr. Joseph B. Morton


GET CONNECTED

  • Alabama Department of Education
  • Alabama State Board of Education
  • Alabama Parent Teacher Association
  • Alabama Affiliate--National Education Association
  • Alabama state standards, from the Alabama Department of Education
  • Legislative information, from Project Vote Smart

    Selected Alabama newspapers:

  • Alabama Live

    Content provided by Education Week.
    (c) 2003 Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Updated June 2007

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