Chambers County Schools & Education
Chambers County, Alabama
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataSchool Score
31/100
Percentile-style score
Score Band
Lower Signal
Graduation Rate
88.2%
National avg 87.5%
Education Statistics
Graduation Rate
88.2%
National avg 87.5%
State avg 90.7%
Per-Pupil Spending
$6,295
National avg $13,239
State avg $6,270
School Score
31/100
Percentile-style score
State avg 40/100
State Score Position
#51
of 67 counties by score
Education Data Brief: Chambers County
Measured School Summary
Chambers County faces educational challenges with a school score of 31/100 and a graduation rate of 88.2%, falling below typical benchmarks.
Funding Context
At $6,295 per pupil, Chambers County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.
Neighbor Context
Its school score is 23% below the Alabama average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 2.5 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 0% higher than the state norm.
School Data Brief
How to read Chambers County before comparing districts
County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.
Local context that changes the interpretation
13 public schools and 2 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.
Overall screen
31/100
Lower measured signal. Ranks #51 of 67 Alabama counties with school score data.
Completion
88.2%
2.5 pts below the state average
Funding context
$6,295
roughly matches the state average
School coverage
13
2 districts represented in the county school list.
Start with measured county context
The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.
Check the local school mix
Chambers County has 13 public schools across 2 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.
Verify local rules
Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.
What Chambers County school data means before you move
County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.
Dominant-district county
Chambers County carries most of the listed public-school system, with 10 of 13 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.
State position
#51
of 67 Alabama counties with school score data. The county score is 9 points below the state average.
Data confidence
Usable
3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.
K-12 continuity check
These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.
Chambers County
Elementary to high school visible
3,158 students
10 listed schools in this county slice.
Lanett City
Elementary to high school visible
963 students
3 listed schools in this county slice.
District reality check
Chambers County is the largest listed district slice, with 10 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.
What the data cannot tell you
NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.
Questions to ask before choosing an address
Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Chambers County?
Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Chambers County district systems?
What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?
Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?
Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?
Data Story
Chambers County school score trails state and national medians
Education data brief for Chambers County, Alabama.
In Chambers County, the composite school score stands at 30.8, trailing the Alabama state average of 40.0 and the national median of 50.0. The county’s public education system is comprised of 13 schools across two districts: Chambers County, the larger district with 3,158 students, and Lanett City, which serves 963 students. Fairfax Elementary is the county’s largest school with 653 students. Despite the lower composite score, the county's graduation rate of 88.2% exceeds the national average of 87.0%, though it remains lower than the statewide average of 90.7%. Per-pupil expenditure is recorded at $6,295, which aligns closely with the Alabama average of $6,270 but represents less than half of the national average of approximately $13,000. There are no charter schools in the county, and the school mix includes eight town-based and five rural locales. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS
School Overview
Total Schools
13
in Chambers County
Reported Enrollment
4,121
13 schools reporting
School Districts
2
districts
Charter Schools
0
0% of total
School Level Breakdown
2 School Districts in Chambers County
Chambers County
Lanett City
13 Public Schools in Chambers County
Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataLevel
Showing 13 of 13 matching schools
| School Name | Profile | District | Location | Grades | Type / Flags | Reported Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Elementary School | Record | Chambers County | Valley, 36854Town: Distant | PK–5 | Primary | 653 |
| Valley High School | Record | Chambers County | Valley, 36854Town: Distant | 9–12 | High | 642 |
| W O Lance Elementary | Record | Lanett City | Lanett, 36863Town: Distant | PK–6 | Primary | 573 |
| W F Burns Middle School | Record | Chambers County | Valley, 36854Town: Distant | 6–8 | Middle | 528 |
| Huguley Elementary School | Record | Chambers County | Lanett, 36863Town: Distant | PK–5 | Primary | 384 |
| Lafayette Eastside Elementary School | Record | Chambers County | Lafayette, 36862Rural: Distant | PK–5 | Primary | 311 |
| Bob HardingShawmut Elementary | Record | Chambers County | Valley, 36854Town: Distant | PK–2 | Primary | 241 |
| Lanett Senior High School | Record | Lanett City | Lanett, 36863Town: Distant | 9–12 | High | 235 |
| Lafayette High School | Record | Chambers County | Lafayette, 36862Rural: Distant | 9–12 | High | 208 |
| Lanett Junior High School | Record | Lanett City | Lanett, 36863Town: Distant | 7–8 | Middle | 155 |
| John P Powell Middle School | Record | Chambers County | Lafayette, 36862Rural: Distant | 6–8 | Middle | 129 |
| Inspire Virtual Academy | Record | Chambers County | LaFayette, 36862Rural: Distant | 6–12 | Virtual | 62 |
| Inspire Academy | Record | Chambers County | Lafayette, 36862Rural: Distant | 9–12 | Vocational | 0 |
Lafayette Eastside Elementary School
Chambers County
Lafayette, 36862 / Rural: Distant
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary
Chambers County
Valley, 36854 / Town: Distant
John P Powell Middle School
Chambers County
Lafayette, 36862 / Rural: Distant
Education Funding Detail
Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure
$6,295
State avg $6,270
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Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.