Total enrollment
4,940
+95 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Gadsden City
Alabama · 4,940 students · 1 city
Public-school enrollment inside Gadsden City comes to roughly 4,940 students across 15 schools (9 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Gadsden City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Gadsden City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #99 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,940 | #43 of 143 | #1,961 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #34 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #107 of 143 | #7,655 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 72.2% | #28 of 143 | #1,767 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.9% | #6 of 127 | #752 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 Gadsden City
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Eura Brown Elementary School at 78.7% proficient to Gadsden City High School at 17.5%, a gap of 61.2 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 5,200 to 4,940 students (down 5%) and from 319 to 277 full-time teachers (down 13%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden City High School | Gadsden | High | 09-12 | 1,361 |
| Gadsden Middle School | Gadsden | Middle | 06-08 | 438 |
| Adams Elementary School | Gadsden | Elementary | KG-05 | 433 |
| W E Striplin Elementary School | Gadsden | Elementary | KG-05 | 400 |
| Floyd Elementary School | Gadsden | Elementary | PK-05 | 384 |
| Eura Brown Elementary School | Gadsden | Elementary | PK-05 | 340 |
| Sansom Middle School | Gadsden | Middle | 06-08 | 339 |
| Thompson Elementary School | Gadsden | Elementary | PK-05 | 288 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | Gadsden | Elementary | PK-05 | 262 |
| Litchfield Middle School | Gadsden | Middle | 06-08 | 252 |
| Donehoo Elementary School | Gadsden | Elementary | PK-05 | 225 |
| Walnut Park Elementary School | Gadsden | Elementary | PK-05 | 218 |
| C I T Y Program | Gadsden | High | 06-12 | · |
| Downtown Educational Center | Gadsden | High | 06-12 | · |
| Therapeutic Academic Program | Gadsden | Elementary | 01-05 | · |
About Gadsden City
Gadsden City operates 15 public schools across Alabama, collectively serveing roughly 4,940 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Gadsden City consists of 9 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Gadsden City is about 329, lower than the Alabama average of roughly 544.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,940 students, held roughly steady from the 4,845 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Gadsden City discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.