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Deshler High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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

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School Overview

Address
200 N Commons East
Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Phone
(256) 389-2910
District
Tuscumbia City
County
COLBERT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
472
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.0% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Deshler High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
27%
37%
30%
19%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
15
17
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 134 28.4%
Grade 10 121 25.6%
Grade 11 122 25.8%
Grade 12 95 20.1%
Total 472 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.6% 68.4% 53.8%
Black 27.6% 27.1% 32.8%
Hispanic 4.1% 3.7% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.3% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.2% 63.4% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 47.7% 58.9% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 4.5% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 9,084 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 985.8 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.2% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.8% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 22.7% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,972 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 11.4% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.2% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.1% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.3% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.4% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.4% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.6% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.7% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.1% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 13.5% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,951 $9,521,000 42.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $882 $1,411,000 6.4%
Staff $512 $820,000 3.7%
General Administration $478 $764,000 3.4%
School Administration $652 $1,044,000 4.7%
Operation $1,068 $1,709,000 7.7%
Transportation $54 $86,000 0.4%
Other $549 $879,000 4.0%
Total Support $4,196 $6,713,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,722 $5,955,000 26.8%
Total Expenditures $13,868 $22,189,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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