Brantley High School

Brantley High School is a multi-level school of compact scale in Brantley, Alabama, one of the schools within Crenshaw County, enrolling 572 students in grades pre-K through 12.

Crenshaw County runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 2,063 students. Brantley High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Brantley High School lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder reads as 26% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 64% of students at Brantley High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Brantley High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.1%.

In the surrounding community, Crenshaw County reports that median household income runs about $48,560, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Crenshaw County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,063 students), of which Brantley High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Luverne High School, around 8.6 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brantley High School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Brantley High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 562 (now 572). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.