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Enrollment
833
High
DISTRICT 768 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILTON COUNTY·NCES 010066001491
Chilton County High School
1214 7th St S, Clanton, AL 35045 · (205) 280-2710 · Chilton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL833 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- DBeats 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
20.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
463 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 241 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 205 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 202 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 185 | 22% |
Student demographics
60%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
18.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% 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 Chilton County High School
Chilton County High School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilton County High School this school | 833 | 55.6% | 19.4% |
| West Limestone High School Lester | 736 | 57.3% | 39.8% |
| Florence High School Florence | 1,101 | 49.8% | 38.5% |
| Athens High School Athens | 1,278 | 53.4% | 37.9% |
| Benjamin Russell High School Alexander City | 852 | 58.2% | 28.9% |
| Oxford High School Oxford | 1,242 | 52.7% | 35.4% |
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 Chilton County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #213 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #163 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #232 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 833 | #87 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #278 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #54 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #156 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #106 of 130 |
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
833
+42 (+5%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 833 | 41.2 | 20.2:1 | 56% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 39.2 | 21.3:1 | 71% (595) |
| 2022-23 | 783 | 40.2 | 19.5:1 | 69% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 42% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 806 | 32.5 | 24.8:1 | 51% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 41 | 20.0:1 | 47% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 46 | 17.4:1 | 50% (400) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 37 | 18.3:1 | 23% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 32 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chilton County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (806 to 833); teachers up 27% (32.5 to 41.2).
About Chilton County High School
Chilton County High School is a mid-sized high school that serves part of Clanton, Alabama. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 833 students. That is 22% bigger than the average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Chilton County High School is one school in Chilton County, a system of 12 schools with 7,921 students.
About 58% of the student body at Chilton County High School is White. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Chilton County, the White share is about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Chilton County High School totals 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.2:1. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Chilton County High School is about 56%. That is in line with the 57% average for public schools in Chilton County.
Chilton County High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of Alabama public high schools.
A school in Alabama with Chilton County High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 43.6%. Chilton County High School scores 19.4%.
For Chilton County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $65,603, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,921, Chilton County High School among them.
Clanton Middle School sits about 0.2 miles from Chilton County High School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Chilton County High School places 9th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Chilton County High School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Enrollment increased by 5% across 4 years, from 791 in 2020-21 to 833 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.8:1 to 20.2:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for Chilton County High School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,992
Census ACS
Median income
$65,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chilton County
- Clanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 942 students
- Thorsby High SchoolCombined · 895 students
- Isabella High SchoolCombined · 789 students
- Jemison Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Jemison High SchoolHigh · 702 students
- Clanton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 630 students
Other schools in Clanton
- Clanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 942 students
- Clanton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Clanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Chilton County Alternative SchoolHigh
- W A Lecroy Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Clanton Middle School0.2 mi · 401
- Clanton Elementary School0.2 mi · 942
- Clanton Intermediate School0.3 mi · 630
- Verbena High School7.9 mi · 589
- Thorsby High School8.8 mi · 895
- Isabella High School10.1 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About Chilton County High SchoolHow many students attend Chilton County High School?
Chilton County High School enrolls approximately 833 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chilton County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chilton County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chilton County High School have?
Chilton County High School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
How diverse is Chilton County High School?
Chilton County High School reports a student body of 58% White, 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Chilton County High School?
Chilton County High School is overseen by Chilton County in Chilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.