Colbert County High School

Set in Leighton, Alabama, Colbert County High School is a cozy 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Colbert County. It hosts 438 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 36% below the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Within Colbert County, which oversees 8 schools and 2,573 students, Colbert County High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Colbert County High School lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 27% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Colbert County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Colbert County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.5%, the actual is 27.3%, a residual of -13.3 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Colbert County shows median household income runs about $60,628, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Colbert County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,178 students), of which Colbert County High School is one.

The closest other public school is Leighton Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Colbert County High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Colbert County High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Colbert County High School's enrollment has expanded 13% since 2018, when it stood at 389 (now 438).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Colbert County High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.