Enrollment
334
High
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS COUNTY·NCES 010111000397
Dallas County High School
335 5th Ave, Plantersville, AL 36758 · (334) 366-2232 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
254 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 96 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 21% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
15.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Dallas County High School
Dallas County High School's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County High School this school | 334 | 76.0% | 16.6% |
| Pickens County High School Reform | 265 | 78.1% | 23.4% |
| Clarke County High School Grove Hill | 256 | 74.2% | 11.1% |
| Chickasaw City High School Chickasaw | 241 | 78.8% | 11.8% |
| Escambia County High School Atmore | 390 | 80.3% | 6.1% |
| Hillcrest High School Evergreen | 290 | 75.9% | 9.9% |
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 Dallas County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #231 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #209 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #247 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #264 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #23 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #140 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #55 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #21 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
334
-90 (-21%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 334 | 23.8 | 14.0:1 | 76% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 21.3 | 17.5:1 | 72% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 19.3 | 19.7:1 | 72% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 72% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 29 | 16.9:1 | 72% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 44% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | N/A | N/A | 66% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 50% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 29 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dallas County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (492 to 334); teachers down 18% (29 to 23.8).
About Dallas County High School
The public high school Dallas County High School is located in Plantersville, Alabama. The school has 334 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Dallas County High School is one of 11 schools in Dallas County, which enrolls 2,283 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Dallas County High School, about 69 are Black. The school is also 23% White and 5% multiracial. Among Dallas County residents, the Black share is about 70%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dallas County High School scores 47%.
Dallas County High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1, with 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. The school has 76% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 85%.
Dallas County High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Alabama public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dallas County High School is 12.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 16.6%. Predicted: 28.7%.
In the surrounding county, Dallas County, median household income comes to about $35,627, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 26%. The county has 23 public schools and about 4,584 students.
JE Terry Elementary School sits about 0.7 miles from Dallas County High School. On state test proficiency, Dallas County High School ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 424 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 334 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 14.0 students per teacher, compared with 16.3 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Dallas County High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,858
Census ACS
Median income
$35,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,584 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dallas County
- Valley Grande Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- Brantley Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Keith MiddleHigh SchoolHigh · 188 students
- William R Martin Middle SchoolMiddle · 180 students
- Tipton Durant Middle SchoolMiddle · 176 students
Other schools in Plantersville
- JE Terry Elementary SchoolElementary · 110 students
Nearby schools
- JE Terry Elementary School0.7 mi · 110
- Maplesville High School10.2 mi · 592
- William R Martin Middle School11.7 mi · 180
- Valley Grande Elementary School11.8 mi · 353
- Billingsley High School13.3 mi · 586
- Isabella High School14.2 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About Dallas County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dallas County High School?
Dallas County High School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dallas County High School serve?
Dallas County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dallas County High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Dallas County High School.
How diverse is Dallas County High School?
Dallas County High School reports a student body of 23% White, 2% Hispanic, 69% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Dallas County High School in?
Dallas County High School is part of Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.