Enrollment
349
High
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345000135
Carbon Hill High School
217 Bulldog Boulevard, Carbon Hill, AL 35549 · (205) 924-8821 · Walker County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% 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.
- FBeats 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
17.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
186 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 96 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 26% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
14.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Carbon Hill High School
Carbon Hill High School's state test result (12.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Hill High School this school | 349 | 53.3% | 12.6% |
| Oakman High School Oakman | 315 | 50.2% | 17.7% |
| Curry High School Jasper | 364 | 49.5% | 22.3% |
| West End High School Walnut Grove | 370 | 54.6% | 31.6% |
| Lynn High School Lynn | 256 | 53.5% | 28.1% |
| Winston County High School Double Springs | 285 | 50.5% | 38.5% |
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 Carbon Hill High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #253 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.8% | #266 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #251 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #257 of 319 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #172 of 307 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #278 of 307 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #175 of 317 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #109 of 164 | N/A |
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
349
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 349 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 53% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 18 | 19.5:1 | 66% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 18.5 | 19.4:1 | 66% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 23.5 | 16.3:1 | 53% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 63% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 62% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 43% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carbon Hill High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (383 to 349); teachers down 15% (23.5 to 20).
About Carbon Hill High School
Carbon Hill High School, located in Carbon Hill, Alabama, is a small high school. Enrollment stands at 349 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 49% below the average for high schools in Alabama.
Walker County operates 17 schools. Combined enrollment is 7,091 students.
Of every 100 students at Carbon Hill High School, about 93 are White. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
The school had 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 17.2:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 53%. Public schools in Walker County average a similar 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Carbon Hill High School lands at F, ahead of 3% of Alabama public high schools.
A school in Alabama with Carbon Hill High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 45.2%. Carbon Hill High School scores 12.6%.
In Walker County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $56,509 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Walker County number 24, with about 10,041 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Carbon Hill High School is 8th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 342 in 2020-21 and 349 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Carbon Hill High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Sumiton Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School0.0 mi · 475
- Lupton Junior High School5.5 mi · 448
- Lynn High School10.1 mi · 256
- Lynn Elementary School10.1 mi · 168
- Memorial Park Elementary School13.2 mi · 483
- Maddox Intermediate School13.9 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Carbon Hill High SchoolHow large is Carbon Hill High School?
Carbon Hill High School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 09-12.
Is Carbon Hill High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carbon Hill High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Carbon Hill High School have?
Carbon Hill High School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is Carbon Hill High School?
Carbon Hill High School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Carbon Hill High School?
Carbon Hill High School is overseen by Walker County in Walker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.