Russellville
One in 14 Alabama Students Is Now an English Learner
In Tarrant City, a district of 1,221 students wedged between Birmingham and its northern suburbs, more than one in three students is classified as an English learner. A decade ago, it was one in 25. T...
White Students Drop Below 50% in Alabama for First Time
In the late 1990s, nearly two out of three students in Alabama public schools were white. By 2016, that share had fallen to 55.6%. In 2024-25, it reached 50.0%, dropping below the majority threshold f...