Tarrant City School District

1318 Alabama St
Tarrant, AL 35217-3035
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 579 students in Tarrant City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Alabama.
Public Middle School in Tarrant City School District have an average math proficiency score of 1% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 18% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Alabama public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
3 Schools
534 Schools
# Students
1,302 Students
236,737 Students
# Teachers
78 Teachers
12,843 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1

District Rank

Tarrant City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70-74% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (AL)
#141 out of 145 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Tarrant City  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
4%
29%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Tarrant City  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
17%
47%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Tarrant City  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
7%
38%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Tarrant City  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
70-74%
88%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Tarrant City  School District and public school graduation rate of Alabama by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.56
0.61
# American Indian Students
25 Students
3,329 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
2%
# Asian Students
2 Students
2,720 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
578 Students
24,370 Students
% Hispanic Students
45%
10%
# Black Students
642 Students
68,686 Students
% Black Students
49%
29%
# White Students
28 Students
129,762 Students
% White Students
2%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
12 Students
257 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
15 Students
7,613 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
13
2,540
# Students in K Grade:
114
5,092
# Students in 1st Grade:
82
5,246
# Students in 2nd Grade:
106
5,239
# Students in 3rd Grade:
116
5,011
# Students in 4th Grade:
97
5,480
# Students in 5th Grade:
81
10,423
# Students in 6th Grade:
114
39,140
# Students in 7th Grade:
110
55,757
# Students in 8th Grade:
93
56,367
# Students in 9th Grade:
114
13,737
# Students in 10th Grade:
113
11,591
# Students in 11th Grade:
89
10,975
# Students in 12th Grade:
60
10,139
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,547 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,006. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,174 is less than the state median of $12,220. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
This School District
This State (AL)
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$9,671 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Tarrant City  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Alabama by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$16 MM
$9,086 MM
This chart displays total spending of Tarrant City  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Alabama by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$12,547
$13,006
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Tarrant City  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Alabama by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$12,174
$12,220
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Tarrant City  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Alabama by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Tarrant City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Tarrant High School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 18%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
91 Black Creek Road
Birmingham, AL 35217
(205) 849-0172
Grades: 7-12
| 579 students

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Quick Stats (2025)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,302 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 17:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 98%
  • : 70-74% (Btm 50% in AL)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 4% (Btm 50%)
  • : 17% (Btm 50%)
  • : 7% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AL Dept. of Education

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