Boaz High School

Boaz High School operates as a mid-sized four-year high school in Boaz, Alabama, one of the schools within Boaz City. Current enrollment sits at 721 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Boaz City runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,607 students. Boaz High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Boaz High School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 46% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 65% of students at Boaz High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Boaz High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Marshall County) shows that median household earnings sit near $62,571, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Marshall County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,416 students), of which Boaz High School is one.

Boaz Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Boaz High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Boaz High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.2%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Boaz High School's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 645 (now 721). The White share of enrollment fell from 67% to 46% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.