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Enrollment
437
High
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALE COUNTY·NCES 010105000389
Dale County High School
11470 County Road 59, Midland City, AL 36350 · (334) 983-3541 · Dale County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Alabama public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
258 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 9 | 127 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 20% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
23.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Dale County High School
Dale County High School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale County High School this school | 437 | 59.0% | 21.7% |
| Colbert County High School Leighton | 438 | 59.8% | 27.3% |
| Andalusia High School Andalusia | 471 | 58.2% | 29.3% |
| Ashford High School Ashford | 413 | 60.5% | 25.5% |
| Bibb County High School Centreville | 428 | 59.8% | 15.2% |
| Goshen High School Goshen | 356 | 61.0% | 32.2% |
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 Dale County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #197 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #204 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #196 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #209 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #225 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #87 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #132 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #120 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
437
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 437 | 23.8 | 18.4:1 | 59% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 27.2 | 15.7:1 | 73% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 26.2 | 15.9:1 | 73% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 58% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 24.2 | 19.6:1 | 66% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 23 | 20.0:1 | 70% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 63% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 43% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dale County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (474 to 437); teachers down 2% (24.2 to 23.8).
About Dale County High School
Families in Midland City, Alabama, are served by Dale County High School, a low-enrollment high school. The school's 437 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 36% lower than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Within Dale County, Dale County High School is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 3,376 students.
Dale County High School's enrollment is 59% White. Enrollment also includes 31% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Dale County, the White share is about 68%. Dale County High School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Dale County High School is 23.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.4:1. Among high schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.2:1. The school counts 258 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 59%.
The allk12 Grade for Dale County High School is C. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 21.7%, is 19.3 points below the 41.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
In the county around the school, Dale County, median household income is about $54,963, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. A total of 18 public schools operate in Dale County, serving about 6,437 students.
The closest public school to Dale County High School is Midland City Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Dale County High School, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Dale County High School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Dale County High School is Rural: Fringe.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 437 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 450.
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Dale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,599
Census ACS
Median income
$54,963
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dale County
- Ariton SchoolCombined · 887 students
- GW Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Midland City Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- South Dale Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- George W Long High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
Other schools in Midland City
- Midland City Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Midland City Elementary School0.4 mi · 478
- South Dale Middle School2.5 mi · 412
- Kelly Springs Elementary School3.6 mi · 516
- Newton Elementary School5.5 mi · 293
- Highlands Elementary School7.0 mi · 501
- Morris Slingluff Elementary School7.3 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Dale County High SchoolHow large is Dale County High School?
Dale County High School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dale County High School serve?
Dale County High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dale County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dale County High School is approximately 18.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dale County High School?
Student demographics at Dale County High School are roughly 59% White, 6% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Dale County High School in?
Dale County High School is part of Dale County.
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