Overview for Alabama
For the 2020-21 school year, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) collected quarterly district-level data on learning model and student enrollment by learning model. ALSDE also collected 2020-21 monthly school-level learning model information for P-EBT purposes. COVID-19 case data for the state’s schools or districts are not currently available. Data on when and if districts had masking policies in place for staff or students are available for districts that responded to the COVID-19 School Data Hub Masking Survey (note that a state-level mask mandate was in effect until April 9, 2021).
Data Details
Please review the Data Details for Alabama for important information on the datasets presented below.
Note that not all states have available data at this time.
Predominant Learning Models in Alabama in 2020-2021
Shown as a percentage of the 2020-21 school year that students in Alabama had access to primarily in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction. All calculations are weighted by enrollment size.
71%
In-Person
26%
Hybrid
3%
Virtual
Note. Values may not add to 100% due to rounding. This dataset includes 142 districts in the state with learning model data for the 2020-21 school year. Pandemic schooling mode data for the 2020–21 school year were provided by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE). Data are available between August 2020–May 2021. The predominant model reflects the most common monthly model offered by school districts over the course of the school year, and not individual student schooling mode choices. For more information about the data, please see the state's Data Details.
School Districts by Learning Model in 2020-2021
Compare the percentage of the school year that K-12 public school students had access to primarily in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction in the selected districts vs. the state average.
In-Person
Hybrid
Virtual
Statewide
Note. Use the drop-down feature to compare up to three districts to the state's average. Values may not add to 100% due to rounding. These figures represent the percentage of the school year that each district offered primarily in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction, based on the monthly schooling mode. Pandemic schooling mode data for the 2020–21 school year were provided by the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE). Data are available between August 2020–May 2021. The predominant model reflects the most common monthly model offered by school districts over the course of the school year, and not individual student schooling mode choices. For more information about the data, please see the state's Data Details.
State Characteristics by Learning Model in 2020-2021
Compare the percentage of the school year in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction was the primary mode of instruction for students by race/ethnicity, free and reduced price lunch (FRPL) eligibility, and district locale. All school district characteristics are based on data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for the 2020-21 school year. Note that FRPL data are not available for AK, IL, MA, OH, VA and DC. All calculations are weighted by district enrollment size.
In-Person
Hybrid
Virtual
By Race and Ethnicity
The percentage of the school year that in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction was the primary mode of instruction for K-12 students by student race/ethnicity, as defined by NCES.
By Free and Reduced Price Lunch Eligibility
The percentage of the school year that in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction was the primary mode of instruction for K-12 students by free and reduced price lunch (FRPL) eligibility, as defined by NCES.
By District Locale
Compare the percentage of the school year that in-person, hybrid, or virtual instruction was the primary mode of instruction for K-12 students by district locale, as defined by NCES.
Public Data Sources for Alabama
| Data | Learning model data available? | Source | Data Level | Time Interval | Download |
| AL Learning Model Data (districts) | Yes | Alabama State Department of Education | District | Quarterly |   |
| AL Learning Model Data (schools) | Yes | Alabama State Department of Education | School | Monthly | |
| Data | Available? | Source | Data Level | Download |
| AL COVID-19 Data | No | |||
| AL Masking Data | Yes | CSDH Masking Survey | District | |