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Enrollment
438
High
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLBERT COUNTY·NCES 010084000334
Colbert County High School
2200 High School St, Leighton, AL 35646 · (256) 446-8214 · Colbert County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
262 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 7 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 17% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
36.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 36 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Colbert County High School
Colbert County High School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colbert County High School this school | 438 | 59.8% | 27.3% |
| Ashford High School Ashford | 413 | 60.5% | 25.5% |
| Dale County High School Midland City | 437 | 59.0% | 21.7% |
| Bibb County High School Centreville | 428 | 59.8% | 15.2% |
| Andalusia High School Andalusia | 471 | 58.2% | 29.3% |
| Central High School of Clay County Lineville | 533 | 58.5% | 17.1% |
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 Colbert County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Colbert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #152 of 305 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #193 of 305 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #131 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #208 of 319 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #33 of 307 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #86 of 307 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #125 of 317 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #56 of 130 | 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
438
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 438 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 60% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 42% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 43% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 72% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 71% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 61% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 63% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 50% (281) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 32 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colbert County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (389 to 438); teachers up 11% (27 to 30).
About Colbert County High School
A small high school in Leighton, Alabama, Colbert County High School is part of Colbert County. Enrollment totals 438 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 36% below the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama.
The Colbert County system has 8 schools and 2,573 students.
Federal enrollment data show Colbert County High School is 61% White. Other groups include 27% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 77% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.6 students per teacher. Across high schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.2:1. Colbert County High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 60%. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Colbert County, the school's rate is higher.
Colbert County High School scores 27.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.5%.
The school is in Colbert County, where the median household earns about $60,628 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Colbert County High School shares Colbert County with 24 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Leighton Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Colbert County High School. The five-mile area around Colbert County High School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 51.0% proficiency; Colbert County High School posts 27.3%.
Colbert County High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 440 to 438. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.1 to 14.6 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Colbert County High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Colbert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,022
Census ACS
Median income
$60,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colbert County
- Colbert Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Colbert Heights High SchoolHigh · 467 students
- Leighton Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 206 students
Other schools in Leighton
- Leighton Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Leighton Elementary School0.2 mi · 355
- Hatton Elementary School4.8 mi · 236
- Hazlewood Elementary School6.7 mi · 221
- Webster Elementary School6.9 mi · 234
- Howell Graves Preschool6.9 mi · 356
- Muscle Shoals High School7.6 mi · 864
Frequently asked questions
About Colbert County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Colbert County High School?
Colbert County High School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Colbert County High School serve?
Colbert County High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colbert County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colbert County High School is approximately 14.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Colbert County High School?
Student demographics at Colbert County High School are roughly 61% White, 7% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Colbert County High School public or private?
Colbert County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colbert County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.