Albertville High School

As a large senior high in Albertville, Alabama, Albertville High School works with 1,244 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Albertville City. That puts it 82% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Across the 7 schools in Albertville City (5,910 students total), Albertville High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Albertville High School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder looks like 34% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Albertville High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.4%, the actual is 20.2%, a residual of -17.1 points.

Around the school, Marshall County reports that median household income runs about $62,571, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Marshall County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,416 students), of which Albertville High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Albertville Innovation Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Albertville High School. On composite proficiency, Albertville High School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Albertville High School's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,436 (now 1,244). White enrollment moved from 50% to 34% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.