Charles Henderson High School

Set in Troy, Alabama, Charles Henderson High School is a close-knit high school, part of Troy City. It hosts 546 students across grades 9 through 12.

Troy City comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,827 students; Charles Henderson High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Charles Henderson High School shows that Black students make up the majority at 63%; the rest looks like 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Charles Henderson High School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Charles Henderson High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Charles Henderson High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.9%, the actual is 23.2%, a residual of -15.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pike County put median household income runs about $48,677, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Charles Henderson High School is one of 12 public schools in Pike County (combined enrollment of about 3,951 students).

The closest other public school is Charles Henderson Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Charles Henderson High School. On composite proficiency, Charles Henderson High School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 35.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charles Henderson High School has fell 10%, going from 609 students in 2018 to 546 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 34% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

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