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Enrollment
448
High
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLOCK COUNTY·NCES 010048000218
Bullock County High School
911 Sardis Road, Union Springs, AL 36089 · (334) 651-8264 · Bullock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Alabama public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
17.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
376 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 111 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 113 | 25% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bullock County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
17.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
0.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 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
12.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Bullock County High School
Bullock County High School's state test result (12.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock County High School this school | 448 | 83.9% | 12.6% |
| Barbour County High School Clayton | 297 | 87.9% | 15.2% |
| George Washington Carver High School Birmingham | 570 | 81.6% | 8.1% |
| Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet Birmingham | 750 | 83.7% | 6.8% |
| Wenonah High School Birmingham | 670 | 81.2% | 6.7% |
| Loachapoka High School Loachapoka | 277 | 84.1% | 19.5% |
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 Bullock County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #252 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.8% | #302 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #239 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #202 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #205 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #213 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #20 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #55 of 130 |
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
448
+64 (+17%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 84% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 83% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 20 | 22.3:1 | 83% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 83% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 82% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 55% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 99% (623) |
| 2000-01 | 851 | 45 | 18.9:1 | 91% (771) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bullock County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (398 to 448); teachers down 4% (26 to 25).
About Bullock County High School
At 911 Sardis Road in Union Springs, Alabama, Bullock County High School operates as a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 448 students. The average among high schools in Alabama is roughly 682 students; this school is 34% smaller than that.
District-wide, Bullock County has 3 schools and 1,327 students.
The student body at Bullock County High School is 81% Black. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic. Among people living in Bullock County, the Black share is about 70%. Bullock County High School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.9:1, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Bullock County High School is 84%. That tracks the 85% average for public schools in Bullock County.
The allk12 Grade for Bullock County High School is C+. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.0% for Bullock County High School. The school posts 12.6%, 10.4 points below the prediction.
Bullock County census figures show that the median household income is $31,310, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 8% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 25%. Bullock County is home to 4 public schools and about 1,327 public school students.
Nearby, South Highlands Middle School is about 0.3 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Bullock County High School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 12.6% against a local average of 28.5%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 17% from 2020-21, when Bullock County High School had 384 students, to 2024-25, when it had 448. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.7:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
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Bullock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,058
Census ACS
Median income
$31,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
8%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,327 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullock County
- Union Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- South Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 382 students
- Bullock County Career Technical CenterHigh
Other schools in Union Springs
- Union Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- South Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 382 students
- Bullock County Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- South Highlands Middle School0.3 mi · 382
- Union Springs Elementary School1.1 mi · 497
- Booker T Washington High18.7 mi · 656
- George Washington Carver Elementary School19.4 mi · 406
- Tuskegee Public Elementary20.3 mi · 261
- Tuskegee Institute Middle School20.9 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Bullock County High SchoolHow large is Bullock County High School?
Bullock County High School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bullock County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bullock County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bullock County High School have?
Bullock County High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is Bullock County High School?
Bullock County High School reports a student body of 2% White, 17% Hispanic, 81% Black.
What district is Bullock County High School in?
Bullock County High School is part of Bullock County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.