Enrollment
374
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318001213
Childersburg High School
1325 Fay S Perry Dr, Childersburg, AL 35044 · (256) 315-5477 · Talladega County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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
16.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
252 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 101 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 94 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 19% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
14.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
17.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% 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 Childersburg High School
Childersburg High School's state test result (17.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childersburg High School this school | 374 | 67.4% | 17.6% |
| Winterboro High School Alpine | 380 | 66.6% | 25.2% |
| Central High School Rockford | 354 | 66.7% | 24.2% |
| Jackson High School Jackson | 376 | 66.8% | 14.1% |
| Dadeville High School Dadeville | 534 | 67.6% | 25.6% |
| Thomasville High School Thomasville | 305 | 61.6% | 25.7% |
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 Childersburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #225 of 305 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #200 of 305 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #253 of 305 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #240 of 319 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #96 of 307 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #104 of 307 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #81 of 317 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #114 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
374
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
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 | 374 | 23.2 | 16.2:1 | 67% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 20.3 | 17.1:1 | 82% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 19.2 | 18.5:1 | 82% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 70% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 23.4 | 17.5:1 | 71% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 74% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 70% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 43% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 30 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Childersburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (408 to 374); teachers down 1% (23.4 to 23.2).
About Childersburg High School
As a low-enrollment high school, Childersburg High School serves students in Childersburg, Alabama. It has an enrollment of 374 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Talladega County counts 17 schools and 7,321 students, including Childersburg High School.
Federal enrollment data show Childersburg High School is 58% Black. Other groups include 35% White, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 30% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Staffing at Childersburg High School comes to 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2:1. High schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.2:1. On the income side, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Childersburg High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Alabama public high schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Childersburg High School is 35.0%. It actually posts 17.6%, which is 17.4 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
In the surrounding county, Talladega County, the median household earns about $57,776 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Talladega County has 33 public schools with about 10,973 students, including Childersburg High School.
Among nearby public schools, Childersburg Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Childersburg High School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Childersburg High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 374, up from 364 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.3 to 16.2 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega County
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
- Munford Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Other schools in Childersburg
- AH Watwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Childersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Childersburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
- Childersburg Boot CampElementary
Nearby schools
- Childersburg Middle School0.1 mi · 245
- AH Watwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 289
- Childersburg Elementary School1.9 mi · 278
- Vincent Elementary School7.8 mi · 397
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary School8.1 mi · 521
- BB Comer Memorial High School8.1 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Childersburg High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Childersburg High School?
Childersburg High School enrolls approximately 374 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Childersburg High School serve?
Childersburg High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Childersburg High School have?
Childersburg High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Childersburg High School?
Student demographics at Childersburg High School are roughly 35% White, 4% Hispanic, 58% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Childersburg High School?
Childersburg High School is overseen by Talladega County in Talladega County.
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