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Muscle Shoals, AL
Public School Ratings




Muscle Shoals 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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


Muscle Shoals City School District details

Muscle Shoals City School District
3200 S Wilson Dam Rd
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

2,937 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 20)

Muscle Shoals City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alabama

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.3% of all AL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
63%
41%
68%
52%
58%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Highland Park Elementary School
714 Elmhurst St
Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661
01-02
Howell Graves Preschool School
3201 Alabama Ave
Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661
PK-KG
Mcbride Elementary School
1400 Avalon Ave
Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661
03-05
Muscle Shoals Career Academy School
321 Jim Holland Drive
Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661
09-12
Muscle Shoals High School
1900 E Avalon Ave
Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661
09-12
Muscle Shoals Middle School
100 Trojan Dr
Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661
06-08
Webster Elementary School
200 Webster Ave
Muscle Shoals, AL, 35661
01-02

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.4% 53.1%
Black 17.4% 32.7%
Hispanic 8.4% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.9% 60.7%
Free lunch eligible 38.2% 55.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.8% 5.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,823 $20,040,000 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,005 $2,951,000 7.8%
Staff $351 $1,032,000 2.7%
General Administration $468 $1,374,000 3.6%
School Administration $692 $2,032,000 5.4%
Operation $1,136 $3,336,000 8.8%
Transportation $97 $284,000 0.8%
Other $158 $463,000 1.2%
Total Support $3,906 $11,472,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,153 $6,322,000 16.7%
Total Expenditures $12,882 $37,834,000 100.0%
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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