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AL Regular Public School District 5 Schools

Fort Payne City

Fort Payne, AL 35967 • DeKalb County • 5 Operating Schools
(256) 845-0915
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District Administrative Profile

Source: NCES 2024-2025
District Structure Regular Public School District
Grade Span Offered PK-12
Locale Setting Town: Distant
Supervisory Union None (Independent)
NCES District ID 0101560
State Identifier AL-143
County FIPS 01049
Charter Classification Not a charter district
Operating Schools 5 schools
Central Office Phone (256) 845-0915
Administrative Office Location 205 45th St NE
Fort Payne, AL 35967-4011

Geographic Service Area (Counties, Municipalities & ZIPs)

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ZIP Code Areas Served

District Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts
0 2,100 4,200 2020-2021: 3,482 students 3,482 2020-2021 2021-2022: 3,498 students 3,498 +0.5% 2021-2022 2022-2023: 3,515 students 3,515 +0.5% 2022-2023 2023-2024: 3,550 students 3,550 +1% 2023-2024 2024-2025: 3,508 students 3,508 -1.2% 2024-2025
School Year Operating Schools Total Students Teachers (FTE) Student/Teacher Ratio Total FRPL
2024-2025 5 3,508 226.5 15.5:1 2,152
2023-2024 5 3,550 213.1 16.7:1 2,463
2022-2023 5 3,515 212.4 16.6:1 2,452
2021-2022 5 3,498 191.4 18.3:1 *reporting schools 2,020
2020-2021 4 3,482 210.8 16.5:1 2,121

Schools in this District (5)

Source: NCES 2024-2025

School Name Grades Level Type City Action
Little Ridge Intermediate School 3-5 Elementary School Regular School Fort Payne View ›
Wills Valley Elementary School K-2 Elementary School Regular School Fort Payne View ›
Fort Payne High School 9-12 High School Regular School Fort Payne View ›
Fort Payne Middle School 6-8 Middle School Regular School Fort Payne View ›
Williams Avenue Elementary School PK Pre-K Only Regular School Fort Payne View ›