Global InformationHuntsville City Schools information
| Huntsville City Schools | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
200 White Street
Huntsville, Alabama , 35801United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°44′02″N 86°34′41″W / 34.734°N 86.578°W |
| District information | |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Superintendent | Christie Finley [1] |
| Asst. superintendent(s) | Vacant [2] |
| Schools | 37 |
| NCES District ID | 0101800[3] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 24,083 |
| Teachers | 1,697 |
| Staff | 766 |
| Student–teacher ratio | 13.45 |
| Other information | |
| Website | huntsvillecityschools.org |
Huntsville City Schools is the school district serving Huntsville, Alabama.[4] As of the 2016–17 school year, the system had 24,083 students and employed 1,697 teachers.[5] The district oversees 36 schools: 21 PreK-elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 2 magnet schools.[6]
The school system finished the 2010 fiscal year with a debt of nearly $20 million the largest of any school system in Alabama by a significant margin.[7] However, after Casey Wardynski was appointed superintendent, he worked to erase the school system's debt and bring the budget into surplus.[8]
It is partially within Madison County,[9] and partially in Limestone County.[10]
- ^ "Huntsville Board of Education Selects New Superintendent". Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Deputy Superintendent". Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Huntsville City". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ "History".
- ^ "HCS 050 Fast Facts Sheet 11/1/16" (PDF). Huntsville City Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ "About Us". Huntsville City Schools. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Huntsville City Schools almost $20 million in the hole, worst in the state, December 12, 2010, retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ "Superintendent Casey Wardynski surprises Huntsville with resignation announcement". WHNT.com. September 14, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, AL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Text list
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Limestone County, AL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Text list