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Enrollment
535
High
DISTRICT 733 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 010207000791
Beulah High School
4848 Lee Road 270, Valley, AL 36854 · (334) 705-6020 · Lee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
297 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 14% |
Student demographics
49%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
43.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Beulah High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #136 of 305 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #192 of 305 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #91 of 305 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #155 of 319 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #25 of 307 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #128 of 307 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #158 of 317 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #125 of 130 | #6 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
535
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 535 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 56% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 70% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 71% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 46% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 62% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 65% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 53% (352) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 30% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 37 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beulah High School.
About Beulah High School
Federal records list Beulah High School as a high school in Valley, Alabama. Enrolled students number 535 students, in grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average about 682 students each.
Lee County is made up of 13 schools with 9,026 students in all.
A majority of students at Beulah High School, 68%, are White. The next largest groups are 20% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, about 66% of residents are White. Beulah High School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Beulah High School is 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, higher than at this school. About 56% of students, or 297, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Lee County is 8 points.
The model predicts 43.6% for a school in Alabama with Beulah High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Beulah High School posts 29.2%.
Federal survey data for Lee County show that median household income is about $65,824, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beulah High School is among the 41 public schools in Lee County.
The closest public school, Beulah Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Beulah High School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.0%; Beulah High School's is 29.2%, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES assigns Beulah High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 534 in 2020-21, 535 in 2024-25. The ratio was 15.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Valley
- Beulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- W F Burns Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
- Bob HardingShawmut ElementaryElementary · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Beulah Elementary School0.2 mi · 696
- Fairfax Elementary School5.5 mi · 689
- Valley High School6.3 mi · 692
- W F Burns Middle School6.6 mi · 545
- Wacoochee Elementary School8.1 mi · 574
- Huguley Elementary School8.9 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Beulah High SchoolHow many students attend Beulah High School?
Beulah High School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Beulah High School serve?
Beulah High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Beulah High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Beulah High School is approximately 14.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beulah High School?
At Beulah High School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 5% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Beulah High School public or private?
Beulah 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.