Total enrollment
3,243
+73 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Cullman City
Alabama · 3,243 students · 1 city
Cullman City runs 7 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 3,243 and an average school size of 463.
4-year change in Cullman City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cullman City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #14 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,243 | #60 of 143 | #2,989 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #81 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #37 of 143 | #6,478 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 34.7% | #132 of 143 | #6,147 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #111 of 127 | #5,063 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Cullman City
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from East Elementary School at 82.6% proficient to Cullman High School at 40.6%, a gap of 42.0 points. That is the 43rd widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 3,131 to 3,243 students (up 4%) and from 181 to 202 full-time teachers (up 12%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullman High School | Cullman | High | 09-12 | 1,014 |
| Cullman City Primary School | Cullman | Elementary | PK-02 | 782 |
| Cullman Middle School | Cullman | Middle | 07-08 | 491 |
| West Elementary School | Cullman | Elementary | 03-06 | 490 |
| East Elementary School | Cullman | Elementary | 03-06 | 466 |
| Cullman City Career Tech | Cullman | High | 07-12 | · |
| Cullman Community Comprehensive Learning Center | Cullman | Combined | 01-12 | · |
About Cullman City
Cullman City is a sparse Alabama school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 3,243.
Looking at the level breakdown, Cullman City consists of 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Cullman City runs about 463 students per school, 15% lower than the state mean of roughly 544.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 3,170 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,243 in SY 2024-25.
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