Enrollment
266
High
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 010174000600
Abbeville High School
411 Graball Cutoff, Abbeville, AL 36310 · (334) 585-2065 · Henry County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Alabama public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
215 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 19% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Henry County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abbeville High School
Abbeville High School's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville High School this school | 266 | 80.8% | 14.1% |
| Southern Choctaw High School Gilbertown | 211 | 76.8% | 14.9% |
| Chickasaw City High School Chickasaw | 241 | 78.8% | 11.8% |
| Houston County High School Columbia | 322 | 74.2% | 34.2% |
| Pickens County High School Reform | 265 | 78.1% | 23.4% |
| Dallas County High School Plantersville | 334 | 76.0% | 16.6% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abbeville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #246 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #250 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #221 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #286 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #5 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #58 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #31 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #48 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
266
-55 (-17%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 266 | 24 | 11.1:1 | 81% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 24 | 12.1:1 | 88% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 26.5 | 11.5:1 | 88% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 88% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 87% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 88% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 75% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 59% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 29 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abbeville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (332 to 266); teachers down 4% (25 to 24).
About Abbeville High School
Abbeville High School is a very small high school in Abbeville, Alabama, (ZIP code 36310). The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 266 students. High schools in Alabama have about 682 students on average; enrollment here is 61% lower.
The Henry County system has 5 schools and 2,524 students.
The student body at Abbeville High School is 51% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 25%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Abbeville High School reports a ratio of 11.1 students per teacher, from 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 17.2:1 for high schools in Alabama. Lunch program data show 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Henry County is 29 points.
Among Alabama public high schools, Abbeville High School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Abbeville High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.1% is 11.2 points below the 25.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Henry County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $59,931 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Henry County has 6 public schools with about 2,524 students, including Abbeville High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Abbeville Elementary School, is about 2.0 miles. Abbeville High School is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Abbeville High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 55 students, from 321 to 266. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.0:1 to 11.1:1.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,647
Census ACS
Median income
$59,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Headland Elementary SchoolElementary · 898 students
- Headland Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 students
- Headland High SchoolHigh · 442 students
- Abbeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Henry County Virtual CampusCombined
Other schools in Abbeville
- Abbeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Henry County Virtual CampusCombined
Other Abbeville High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Abbeville High. Abbeville High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Abbeville High SchoolAbbeville, LA · 569 students
- Abbeville HighAbbeville, SC · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Abbeville Elementary School2.0 mi · 338
- Clay County Middle School14.1 mi · 48
- Clay County Elementary14.1 mi · 143
- Headland Middle School15.9 mi · 580
- George W Long High School16.1 mi · 377
- GW Long Elementary School16.1 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Abbeville High SchoolHow many students attend Abbeville High School?
Abbeville High School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 07-12.
Is Abbeville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Abbeville High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Abbeville High School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Abbeville High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abbeville High School?
At Abbeville High School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 5% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Abbeville High School public or private?
Abbeville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.