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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Central High School of Clay County this year?
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Enrollment
533
High
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COUNTY·NCES 010075002210
Central High School of Clay County
1 Bob Riley Drive, Lineville, AL 36266 · (256) 396-1400 · Clay County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Alabama public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
312 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 139 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 144 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 21% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within Clay County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
15.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% 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 Central High School of Clay County
Central High School of Clay County's state test result (17.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School of Clay County this school | 533 | 58.5% | 17.1% |
| Shelby County High School Columbiana | 572 | 57.0% | 31.7% |
| Beulah High School Valley | 535 | 55.5% | 29.2% |
| Weaver High School Weaver | 468 | 54.3% | 34.5% |
| Colbert County High School Leighton | 438 | 59.8% | 27.3% |
| Etowah High School Attalla | 453 | 62.7% | 22.5% |
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 Central High School of Clay County ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #228 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #187 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #248 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #158 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #134 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #138 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #133 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #124 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
533
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 533 | 31.7 | 16.8:1 | 59% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 31.2 | 17.5:1 | 71% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 26.7 | 19.6:1 | 71% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 59% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 35.5 | 16.3:1 | 53% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 55% (367) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central High School of Clay County.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (577 to 533); teachers down 11% (35.5 to 31.7).
About Central High School of Clay County
At 1 Bob Riley Drive in Lineville, Alabama, Central High School of Clay County operates as a small high school. It reported 533 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Alabama have about 682 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
Central High School of Clay County is one of the 4 schools that make up Clay County (1,729 students in total).
More than half of enrollment at Central High School of Clay County is White: 71%. The remaining shares are 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Clay County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Based on 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Central High School of Clay County has a ratio of 16.8:1. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 17.2:1. Income data for the school show 59% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Central High School of Clay County holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Alabama public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Central High School of Clay County is in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools: 17.1% actual against 41.4% predicted.
In Clay County, home to about 14,192 people, the median household earns about $55,250 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Clay County number 5, with about 1,729 students.
Central Jr High School of Clay County, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Central High School of Clay County ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
In 2020-21, Central High School of Clay County enrolled 519 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 533.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,192
Census ACS
Median income
$55,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay County
- Lineville Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Ashland Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Central Jr High School of Clay CountyMiddle · 282 students
- Clay County Career Development CenterHigh
Other schools in Lineville
- Lineville Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Central Jr High School of Clay CountyMiddle · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Central Jr High School of Clay County0.0 mi · 282
- Lineville Elementary School2.2 mi · 459
- Ashland Elementary School3.3 mi · 455
- Wadley High School16.8 mi · 372
- Wedowee Elementary School16.9 mi · 284
- Wedowee Middle School16.9 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Central High School of Clay CountyHow large is Central High School of Clay County?
Central High School of Clay County enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Central High School of Clay County serve?
Central High School of Clay County serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central High School of Clay County?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central High School of Clay County is approximately 16.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Central High School of Clay County?
Student demographics at Central High School of Clay County are roughly 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Central High School of Clay County in?
Central High School of Clay County is part of Clay County.
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