Enrollment
186
High
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWNDES COUNTY·NCES 010216000815
Calhoun High School
8213 County Road 33, Letohatchee, AL 36047 · (334) 227-4515 · Lowndes County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Alabama public high schools
- FTest 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
15.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
165 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 54 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 21% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
10.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
0.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 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
4.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Calhoun High School
Calhoun High School's state test result (4.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun High School this school | 186 | 88.7% | 4.1% |
| Keith MiddleHigh School Orrville | 188 | 89.9% | 10.3% |
| Linden High School Linden | 126 | 87.3% | 7.1% |
| Southside High School Selma | 285 | 89.1% | 4.6% |
| Greensboro High School Greensboro | 276 | 84.1% | 8.1% |
| Lafayette High School Lafayette | 182 | 82.4% | 10.3% |
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 Calhoun High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 4.1% | #301 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #304 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #269 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #310 of 319 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #7 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #102 of 164 |
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
186
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 89% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 13.5 | 14.2:1 | 96% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 12 | 16.0:1 | 96% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 14 | 13.0:1 | 96% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 14 | 14.7:1 | 96% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 63% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 90% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 81% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhoun High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (206 to 186); teachers down 14% (14 to 12).
About Calhoun High School
Calhoun High School is a very small high school in Letohatchee, Alabama, administered by Lowndes County. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 186 students. High schools in Alabama have about 682 students on average; enrollment here is 73% lower.
Calhoun High School falls under Lowndes County, which has 7 schools enrolling 1,109 students.
Of every 100 students at Calhoun High School, about 94 are Black. The school is also 4% White and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 74% Black share among all Lowndes County residents. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Calhoun High School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Calhoun High School, there are about 15.5 students; the school has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is higher. There are 165 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 89% of enrollment.
Among Alabama public high schools, Calhoun High School outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Calhoun High School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 19.5%. Calhoun High School scores 4.1%, 15.5 points below that line.
In Lowndes County, home to about 9,833 people, the median household earns about $37,052 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Public schools in Lowndes County number 9, with about 1,109 students.
Fort Deposit Elementary School is about 5.0 miles from Calhoun High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 4. The school's 4.1% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (182) and 2024-25 (186). The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.0:1 to 15.5:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Calhoun High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lowndes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,833
Census ACS
Median income
$37,052
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowndes County
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Fort Deposit Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- Hayneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- JacksonSteele Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Lowndes County Middle SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Other Calhoun High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Calhoun High. Calhoun High School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Calhoun High SchoolCalhoun, GA · 1,282 students
- Calhoun High SchoolPORT LAVACA, TX · 989 students
- Calhoun High SchoolHardin, IL · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Deposit Elementary School5.0 mi · 186
- Lowndes County Middle School5.2 mi · 104
- Hayneville Middle School8.7 mi · 144
- Central Elementary School10.0 mi · 200
- Central High School10.0 mi · 175
- Pintlala Elementary School13.3 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Calhoun High SchoolHow large is Calhoun High School?
Calhoun High School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 09-12.
Is Calhoun High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calhoun High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Calhoun High School have?
Calhoun High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Calhoun High School?
At Calhoun High School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 94% Black.
Is Calhoun High School public or private?
Calhoun High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lowndes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.