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School Comparison

Muscle Shoals Middle School
vs.
Deshler Middle School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Muscle Shoals Middle School
Deshler Middle School
  • Muscle Shoals Middle School reported a higher students per counselor than Deshler Middle School (445.3:1 vs. 350:1).
  • Muscle Shoals Middle School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Deshler Middle School (72 vs. 54).
  • Muscle Shoals Middle School reported a higher violent incidents than Deshler Middle School (20 vs. 8).
  • Source Data Limit: 6 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Deshler Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Muscle Shoals Middle School (57 vs. 51).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Muscle Shoals Middle School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Deshler Middle School (72 vs. 54).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Muscle Shoals Middle School reported a higher students per counselor than Deshler Middle School (445.3:1 vs. 350:1).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

10 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Deshler Middle School

1 metric was reported by Deshler Middle School. Comparable data for Muscle Shoals Middle School is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
38

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Muscle Shoals Middle School
$12,852.21
Deshler Middle School
$12,655.65
Local revenue share
Muscle Shoals Middle School
37.8%
Deshler Middle School
27.8%
State revenue share
Muscle Shoals Middle School
53.1%
Deshler Middle School
56.9%
Federal revenue share
Muscle Shoals Middle School
9.1%
Deshler Middle School
15.2%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Muscle Shoals Middle School
15.1%
Deshler Middle School
24.7%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Colbert County
$56,736
Colbert County
$56,736
Poverty rate
Colbert County
16.9%
Colbert County
16.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Colbert County
20.3%
Colbert County
20.3%
Unemployment rate
Colbert County
3.3%
Colbert County
3.3%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.