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What's one thing Charles Henderson High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
546
High
DISTRICT 609 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROY CITY·NCES 010333001602
Charles Henderson High School
150 George Wallace Dr, Troy, AL 36081 · (334) 566-3510 · Pike County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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
18.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
339 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 135 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 145 | 27% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 Troy City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Charles Henderson High School
Charles Henderson High School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Henderson High School this school | 546 | 62.1% | 23.2% |
| Carroll High School Ozark | 640 | 63.9% | 14.7% |
| Central Freshman Academy Phenix City | 513 | 61.2% | N/A |
| Demopolis High School Demopolis | 594 | 54.7% | 29.7% |
| Jackson High School Jackson | 376 | 66.8% | 14.1% |
| Childersburg High School Childersburg | 374 | 67.4% | 17.6% |
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 Charles Henderson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #186 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #161 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #200 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #152 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #220 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #113 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #113 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #98 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
546
+47 (+9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 546 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 62% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 56% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 56% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 56% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 31 | 19.7:1 | 87% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 30 | 20.9:1 | 97% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 53% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 42% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 36 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles Henderson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (609 to 546); teachers down 3% (31 to 30).
About Charles Henderson High School
Located in Troy, Alabama, Charles Henderson High School is a low-enrollment high school. The school enrolls 546 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Troy City includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,827 students.
Charles Henderson High School's enrollment is 63% Black. Other groups make up 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 37% of Pike County residents are Black. Charles Henderson High School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Charles Henderson High School, 30 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.2:1. That ratio is over the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 62% of enrollment.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Charles Henderson High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Charles Henderson High School is 15.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 23.2%. Predicted: 38.9%.
Across Pike County, median household income is about $48,677, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The public schools of Pike County number 12 and enroll about 3,951.
The nearest public school is Charles Henderson Middle, at about 0.6 miles. Charles Henderson High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Charles Henderson High School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 499 to 546.
Community posts for Charles Henderson High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,987
Census ACS
Median income
$48,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,951 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Troy City
- Troy Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,018 students
- Charles Henderson MiddleMiddle · 263 students
- Alternative Learning CenterHigh
- TroyPike Regional Center For TechnologyHigh
Other schools in Troy
- Troy Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,018 students
- Charles Henderson MiddleMiddle · 263 students
- Alternative Learning CenterHigh
- Pike County Alternative Learning CenterHigh
- TroyPike Center For TechnologyHigh
- TroyPike Regional Center For TechnologyHigh
Nearby schools
- Charles Henderson Middle0.6 mi · 263
- Troy Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,018
- Banks School6.5 mi · 384
- Pike County Elementary School8.9 mi · 454
- Pike County High School9.9 mi · 484
- Goshen Elementary School10.7 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Charles Henderson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charles Henderson High School?
Charles Henderson High School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Charles Henderson High School serve?
Charles Henderson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Charles Henderson High School have?
Charles Henderson High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
How diverse is Charles Henderson High School?
Charles Henderson High School reports a student body of 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 63% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Charles Henderson High School in?
Charles Henderson High School is part of Troy City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.