District overview
Autauga County Schools
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Can a 10-mill county system pay for new schools?
Autauga County Schools runs schools in Prattville, Marbury, Pine Level and Billingsley, plus the Autauga Virtual Academy and a technology center. A five-member elected board, each member from a single district and serving six-year terms, sets policy; Superintendent Lyman Woodfin runs the district. Alabama pays districts mainly by enrollment, and local property tax here is at the state minimum of 10 mills, which limits how much the district can borrow. A proposed local property tax increase failed at the polls, according to the superintendent.
Fewer students funded
State funding for FY2027 is based on 8,457.95 students, down 89.6 from the year before and down from about 9,189 in 2019.
Possible Prattville city system
The superintendent said about 700 students living outside Prattville city limits attend Prattville schools and could move to county schools in Marbury and Pine Level if the city splits off.
Large building projects
$9.6 million in metal athletic and storage buildings and a pending $4.2 million property purchase in Pine Level.
Stronger reserves
Higher interest earnings (about $2 million a year, up from $200,000) paid for $800 employee bonuses in 2025 and a reserve of about 7 months.
No agreement on a city split exists, and the Pine Level purchase still needs a final board vote.
Where the district stands
Major projects
Pine Level (Ace Hardware) property purchase
contract approved; final vote pendingA contract to buy a 17,000-square-foot building and land next to district property in Pine Level, giving about 40 acres for a possible future secondary school.
- Superintendent authorized to negotiate land purchases
- Contract approved
- Public presentation
Funding
District reserves
Athletic and storage metal buildings
under constructionNew buildings at Billingsley, Marbury High and Prattville High (mainly girls' athletics for Title IX), plus storage at Prattville Primary and the maintenance site.
- Bid awarded to Mathis Parker LLC
- Slabs being poured
Funding
Advancement and Technology funds, 2021 bond funds, local funds
Billingsley animal science lab
completeA new livestock and animal science lab at Billingsley School, renamed the Ivan Smith Animal Science Lab.
- Renamed by the board
- Ribbon cutting
Funding
District and private support from the Smith family
Recent news
Built from the district's livestreamed board meetings (December 2025 to October 2026) and the budget and monthly financial reports posted on www.acboe.net. Agendas and minutes are on Simbli, which this site does not collect.
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