Chilton County High School

Located at 1214 7th St S, in Clanton, Alabama, Chilton County High School is a medium-sized high school that hosts 833 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Chilton County. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so Chilton County High School sits 22% larger than that benchmark.

Chilton County comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 7,921 students; Chilton County High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Chilton County High School reports that 58% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 17% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Chilton County High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chilton County High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.6%; this one comes in at 19.4%, -24.2 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Chilton County put median household income runs about $65,603, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Chilton County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,921 students), Chilton County High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clanton Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chilton County High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Chilton County High School's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 806 (now 833). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 73% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

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