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How has Baldwin County High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
940
High
DISTRICT 1,081 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027001810
Baldwin County High School
One Tiger Dr, Bay Minette, AL 36507 · (251) 937-2341 · Baldwin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL940 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Alabama public high schools
- BTest 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
15.7:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
525 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 9 | 276 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 230 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 201 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 233 | 25% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Baldwin County High School
Baldwin County High School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County High School this school | 940 | 55.9% | 32.7% |
| Citronelle High School Citronelle | 734 | 59.7% | 17.7% |
| Lincoln High School Lincoln | 607 | 53.2% | 22.5% |
| Pell City High School Pell City | 1,193 | 55.2% | 19.7% |
| Beulah High School Valley | 535 | 55.5% | 29.2% |
| Benjamin Russell High School Alexander City | 852 | 58.2% | 28.9% |
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 Baldwin County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #110 of 305 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #101 of 305 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #112 of 305 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 940 | #73 of 319 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #71 of 307 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #68 of 307 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #155 of 317 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #68 of 164 | N/A |
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
940
+72 (+8%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 1,193
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 940 | 59.8 | 15.7:1 | 56% (525) |
| 2023-24 | 1,023 | 61.5 | 16.6:1 | 70% (718) |
| 2022-23 | 1,039 | 62.5 | 16.6:1 | 66% (684) |
| 2020-21 | 868 | 61 | 14.2:1 | 56% (482) |
| 2017-18 | 1,120 | 68.8 | 16.3:1 | 61% (679) |
| 2015-16 | 1,183 | 63 | 18.8:1 | 55% (656) |
| 2010-11 | 1,186 | 67 | 17.7:1 | 48% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 1,193 | 72 | 16.6:1 | 24% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwin County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,120 to 940); teachers down 13% (68.8 to 59.8).
About Baldwin County High School
Baldwin County High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Bay Minette, Alabama. The school counts 940 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 38% above the 682 average for high schools in Alabama.
Baldwin County is made up of 42 schools with 31,965 students in all.
Roughly 58% of students at Baldwin County High School are White. Enrollment also includes 28% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Baldwin County, the White share is about 82%. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 59.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.7:1. On average, high schools in Alabama have 17.2:1, compared with 15.7:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Baldwin County is 40%.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Baldwin County High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Baldwin County High School is 43.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.7%.
Census estimates describe Baldwin County this way: the median household income is $78,775, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Baldwin County has 51 public schools and roughly 35,975 students.
Bay Minette Middle School is located about 0.4 miles from Baldwin County High School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Baldwin County High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Baldwin County High School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Baldwin County High School's enrollment grew from 868 in 2020-21 to 940 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.7:1.
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Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Bay Minette
- Bay Minette Elementary SchoolElementary · 814 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Bay Minette Middle SchoolMiddle · 432 students
- Delta Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
- North Baldwin Center For TechnologyHigh
Nearby schools
- Bay Minette Middle School0.4 mi · 432
- Bay Minette Elementary School1.2 mi · 814
- Pine Grove Elementary School3.3 mi · 449
- Delta Elementary School7.8 mi · 228
- Stapleton School10.5 mi · 203
- Perdido Elementary School12.8 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwin County High SchoolHow many students attend Baldwin County High School?
Baldwin County High School enrolls approximately 940 students in grades 09-12.
Is Baldwin County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baldwin County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baldwin County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baldwin County High School is approximately 15.7:1 (60 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Baldwin County High School?
Baldwin County High School reports a student body of 58% White, 4% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Baldwin County High School in?
Baldwin County High School is part of Baldwin County.
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