Cold Springs High School

Cold Springs High School is a four-year high school of tiny scale in Bremen, Alabama, run under Cullman County, enrolling 235 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 66% smaller than the state mean of about 682.

Cold Springs High School is one of 25 schools operated by Cullman County, a district that serves 9,901 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Cold Springs High School reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cold Springs High School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Cullman County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, Cold Springs High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 58.6%; this one comes in at 36.7%, -21.9 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Cullman County shows median household earnings sit near $62,656, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Cullman County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,144 students), of which Cold Springs High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cold Springs Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cold Springs High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 20%: 294 students in 2018 compared to 235 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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