Booker T Washington High

Booker T Washington High, a mid-tier high school in Tuskegee, Alabama, operated by Macon County, enrolls 656 students, covering grades 7 through 12.

Within Macon County, which oversees 6 schools and 1,907 students, Booker T Washington High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Booker T Washington High lists that nearly all students (94%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Macon County as a whole is about 78% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Booker T Washington High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.6%; this one delivers 15.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Macon County) records that median household earnings sit near $43,707, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Booker T Washington High is one of 7 public schools in Macon County (combined enrollment of about 1,907 students).

Tuskegee Institute Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Booker T Washington High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Booker T Washington High has climbed 32%, going from 497 students in 2018 to 656 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 99% to 94% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

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