District overview
Shelby County Schools
How Shelby County schools are governed, funded, and changing.
How is the district funded and governed?
Shelby County's five-member Board of Education adopts policy, budgets, personnel actions, and major contracts. The adopted FY2026 budget combines state, local, federal, and other revenue across the general, special-revenue, debt-service, capital-project, and trust funds.
State revenue is the largest source
The FY2026 budget lists $168.2 million in state revenue across all included funds.
Local revenue is also substantial
The same budget lists $136.7 million in local revenue, including general-fund and debt-service revenue.
The Board directs districtwide work
Minutes show the Board approving annual budgets, policy changes, school leaders, instructional resources, and facility projects.
The combined budget covers several fund types, so its total is not the same as classroom spending or a per-student operating amount.
What is on the public record
Combined budgeted revenue across governmental and expendable trust funds.
The reviewed Board record does not provide a current district spending-per-student measure with a matching enrollment denominator.
Major projects
Montevallo High gym and community sports fields
Local contribution presented; construction work underwayThe City of Montevallo and its Development Cooperative contributed $2 million toward a new gym at Montevallo High School and multi-sport fields at the Brown property.
- The Board approved the new Montevallo High gym-addition bid.
- Staff reported progress on the high-school gym expansion and preparations for the new gym addition.
- Montevallo presented the district with a $2 million contribution for the gym and multi-sport fields.
Funding
$2 million from the City of Montevallo and its Development Cooperative, alongside district facility work.
The reviewed minutes do not state the projects' complete budgets or whether the contribution covers all costs.
Recent news
All 91 collected official files were reviewed chronologically and grouped into 17 distinct Board meetings. Embedded text was readable for every file.
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