Enrollment
231
High
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHOCTAW COUNTY·NCES 010069000291
Choctaw County High School
277 Tom Orr Drive, Butler, AL 36904 · (205) 459-2139 · Choctaw County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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
17.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
177 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 7 | 51 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 13% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
26.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
5.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Choctaw County High School
Choctaw County High School's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choctaw County High School this school | 231 | 76.6% | 17.9% |
| Hillcrest High School Evergreen | 290 | 75.9% | 9.9% |
| Monroe County High School Monroeville | 302 | 80.5% | 16.5% |
| Greene County High School Eutaw | 250 | 81.2% | 16.3% |
| Central High School Hayneville | 175 | 79.4% | 5.1% |
| Pickens County High School Reform | 265 | 78.1% | 23.4% |
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 Choctaw County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #221 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #251 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #177 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #301 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #150 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #257 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #54 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #17 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
231
-35 (-13%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 231 | 13.5 | 17.1:1 | 77% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 11.5 | 19.2:1 | 82% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 18.5 | 13.4:1 | 83% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 83% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 19.5 | 17.5:1 | 82% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 57% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 80% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 68% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 621 | 33 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Choctaw County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (342 to 231); teachers down 31% (19.5 to 13.5).
About Choctaw County High School
Choctaw County High School is a very small high school. Its address is in Butler, Alabama. The school serves grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 231 students. By comparison, high schools in Alabama enroll about 682 students on average.
Choctaw County High School is run by Choctaw County, whose 4 schools enroll 1,025 students.
Black students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 9% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 38%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Choctaw County High School is 17.1:1, based on 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 17.2:1. Choctaw County High School counts 77% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 75% average for public schools in Choctaw County.
Choctaw County High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Alabama public high schools.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 28.3%. Choctaw County High School scores 17.9%.
Looking at the county, Choctaw County, the median household earns about $47,813 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Choctaw County High School, Choctaw County has 4 public schools.
Choctaw County High School's nearest public school is Choctaw County Elementary (about 0.2 miles). Choctaw County High School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 231, from 266 in 2020-21.
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Choctaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,380
Census ACS
Median income
$47,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Choctaw County
- Choctaw County ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Southern Choctaw High SchoolHigh · 211 students
Other Choctaw County High schools
One other US public school is named Choctaw County High. Choctaw County High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Choctaw County High SchoolACKERMAN, MS · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Choctaw County Elementary0.2 mi · 295
- Southern Choctaw High School17.1 mi · 211
- Southern Choctaw Elementary School17.2 mi · 288
- Sweet Water High School21.6 mi · 600
- Kinterbish Junior High School22.8 mi · 65
- Marengo High School25.3 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Choctaw County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Choctaw County High School?
Choctaw County High School enrolls approximately 231 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Choctaw County High School serve?
Choctaw County High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Choctaw County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Choctaw County High School is approximately 17.1:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Choctaw County High School?
At Choctaw County High School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 0% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Choctaw County High School in?
Choctaw County High School is part of Choctaw County.
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