Enrollment
297
High
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARBOUR COUNTY·NCES 010030000074
Barbour County High School
165 S Midway Street, Clayton, AL 36016 · (334) 775-3545 · Barbour County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- ABeats 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
14.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
261 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 12% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Barbour County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
2.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Barbour County High School
Barbour County High School's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County High School this school | 297 | 87.9% | 15.2% |
| Bullock County High School Union Springs | 448 | 83.9% | 12.6% |
| Loachapoka High School Loachapoka | 277 | 84.1% | 19.5% |
| Midfield High School Midfield | 327 | 83.5% | 3.0% |
| Southside High School Selma | 285 | 89.1% | 4.6% |
| Greensboro High School Greensboro | 276 | 84.1% | 8.1% |
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 Barbour County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #236 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.3% | #292 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #146 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #276 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #27 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #188 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #8 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #104 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
297
+23 (+8%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 88% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 15 | 21.1:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 100% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 100% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 66% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 96% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 82% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 25 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barbour County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (328 to 297); teachers down 5% (22 to 21).
About Barbour County High School
Barbour County High School is a high school in Clayton, Alabama, reachable at (334) 775-3545. The school reports 297 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students.
District-wide, Barbour County has 3 schools and 658 students.
Roughly 78% of students at Barbour County High School are Black. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic and 7% White. Among people living in Barbour County, the Black share is about 46%. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 21 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.1:1. That is 3.0 students per teacher below the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Barbour County High School is 88%. Public schools in Barbour County average 71%.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Barbour 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 Barbour County High School is 20.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.2%.
Census estimates describe Barbour County this way: the median household income is $46,042, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Barbour County High School, Barbour County has 8 other public schools.
Nearby, Barbour County Primary School is about 1.3 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside ten miles. Nearby schools average 22.7% on proficiency, and Barbour County High School is below that at 15.2%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 23 students since 2020-21, to 297. The school's ratio fell from 18.3:1 to 14.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Barbour County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,643
Census ACS
Median income
$46,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
9,079 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barbour County
- Barbour County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 227 students
- Barbour County Primary SchoolElementary · 134 students
Nearby schools
- Barbour County Primary School1.3 mi · 134
- Barbour County Intermediate School8.8 mi · 227
- Eufaula Primary School16.9 mi · 623
- Alabama Virtual Academy at Eufaula City Schools17.0 mi · 6,104
- Eufaula Elementary School17.4 mi · 471
- Moorer Middle School18.2 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Barbour County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Barbour County High School?
Barbour County High School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Barbour County High School serve?
Barbour County High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barbour County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barbour County High School is approximately 14.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Barbour County High School?
At Barbour County High School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 14% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Barbour County High School?
Barbour County High School is overseen by Barbour County in Barbour County.
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