Dallas County High School

Dallas County High School operates as a cozy four-year high school in Plantersville, Alabama, part of Dallas County. Current enrollment sits at 334 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 51% smaller than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Dallas County High School is one of 11 schools operated by Dallas County, a district that teaches 2,283 students overall.

Demographically, Dallas County High School shows that Black students make up the majority at 69%; the rest is composed of 23% White, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dallas County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Dallas County High School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. Roughly 76% of students at Dallas County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dallas County (around 85%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dallas County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.7%, the actual is 16.6%, a residual of -12.2 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $35,627, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dallas County High School is one of 23 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 4,584 students).

The closest other public school is JE Terry Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. On composite proficiency, Dallas County High School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Dallas County High School's enrollment has fell 32% since 2018, when it stood at 492 (now 334). The White share of enrollment edged down from 37% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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