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Enrollment
533
High
DISTRICT 733 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 010207000790
Beauregard High School
7343 Al Highway 51, Opelika, AL 36804 · (334) 705-6010 · Lee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
285 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 150 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 122 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 147 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 21% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
26.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
32.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Beauregard High School
Beauregard High School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauregard High School this school | 533 | 53.5% | 31.6% |
| Gordo High School Gordo | 473 | 53.3% | 31.5% |
| Beulah High School Valley | 535 | 55.5% | 29.2% |
| North Jackson High School Stevenson | 432 | 56.5% | 18.0% |
| Weaver High School Weaver | 468 | 54.3% | 34.5% |
| Shelby County High School Columbiana | 572 | 57.0% | 31.7% |
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 Beauregard High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #119 of 305 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #56 of 305 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #180 of 305 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #159 of 319 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #9 of 307 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #64 of 307 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #172 of 317 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #58 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
533
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 992
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
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 | 533 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 53% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 44 | 12.7:1 | 69% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 66% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 43% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 58% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 724 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 54% (391) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 55% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 35% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 992 | 52 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beauregard High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (645 to 533); teachers unchanged (44 to 44).
About Beauregard High School
In Opelika, Alabama, part of Lee County, Beauregard High School is a high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 533 students. High schools in Alabama have about 682 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
Lee County has 13 schools; together they serve 9,026 students.
About 59% of the student body at Beauregard High School is White. Other students are 25% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Beauregard High School, there are about 12.1 students; the school has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 53%.
Beauregard High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of Alabama public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.1% for Beauregard High School. The school posts 31.6%, 13.5 points below the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lee County show that median household income comes to about $65,824, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 41, with about 24,812 students.
Among nearby public schools, Beauregard Elementary School is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Beauregard High School. By average proficiency, Beauregard High School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Beauregard High School enrolled 574 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 533. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.0:1 to 12.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Beauregard High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Smiths Station High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Smiths Station Junior High SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- East Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Beulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
Other schools in Opelika
- Opelika High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Opelika Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Sanford Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Southview Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Northside SchoolElementary · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Beauregard Elementary School0.3 mi · 783
- Sanford Middle School3.9 mi · 533
- Southview Primary School4.7 mi · 480
- Ogletree Elementary School5.0 mi · 523
- Auburn High School5.7 mi · 2,227
- Carver Primary School5.9 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Beauregard High SchoolHow large is Beauregard High School?
Beauregard High School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Beauregard High School serve?
Beauregard High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beauregard High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beauregard High School is approximately 12.1:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beauregard High School?
At Beauregard High School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Beauregard High School public or private?
Beauregard High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.