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Enrollment
594
High
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEMOPOLIS CITY·NCES 010120000148
Demopolis High School
701 Hwy 80 W, Demopolis, AL 36732 · (334) 289-0294 · Marengo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL594 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Alabama public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
15.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
325 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 140 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 148 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 150 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 26% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Demopolis City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Demopolis High School
Demopolis High School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demopolis High School this school | 594 | 54.7% | 29.7% |
| Valley High School Valley | 692 | 58.1% | 13.3% |
| Sylacauga High School Sylacauga | 627 | 49.9% | 37.4% |
| Lincoln High School Lincoln | 607 | 53.2% | 22.5% |
| Andalusia High School Andalusia | 471 | 58.2% | 29.3% |
| Hale County High School Moundville | 354 | 57.1% | 9.8% |
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 Demopolis High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #132 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #102 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #216 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 594 | #136 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #66 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #74 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #163 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #57 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
594
-52 (-8%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 594 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 55% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 35.8 | 17.4:1 | 64% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 37.8 | 16.7:1 | 63% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 58% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 56% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 714 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 58% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 51% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 43% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Demopolis High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (719 to 594); teachers down 2% (39 to 38).
About Demopolis High School
Demopolis High School runs as a medium-sized high school in Demopolis, Alabama. A federal count lists 594 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
Demopolis City has a total of 4 schools and 1,918 students, Demopolis High School among them.
Black students make up a majority at Demopolis High School, at 51%. Next come 41% White and 6% Hispanic. The Black share in Marengo County as a whole is similar, at about 51%. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 38 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Demopolis High School was 15.6:1. On average, high schools in Alabama have 17.2:1, compared with 15.6:1 here. Demopolis High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 55%. For comparison, public schools in Marengo County average 64%.
allk12 grades Demopolis High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.2%.
Marengo County has about 18,851 residents, and the median household income is $43,825, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. In all, Marengo County has 10 public schools and roughly 3,270 students.
Westside Elementary School is the public school closest to Demopolis High School, about 1.1 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Demopolis High School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 29.7% versus a 29.3% average.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Demopolis High School's enrollment dropped 8%, to 594.
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Marengo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,851
Census ACS
Median income
$43,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Demopolis City
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- US Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Demopolis Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
Other schools in Demopolis
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- US Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Demopolis Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Westside Elementary School1.1 mi · 499
- Demopolis Middle School1.3 mi · 394
- US Jones Elementary School1.5 mi · 431
- Linden High School13.1 mi · 126
- Linden Elementary School13.4 mi · 184
- George P Austin Junior High School13.7 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About Demopolis High SchoolHow many students attend Demopolis High School?
Demopolis High School enrolls approximately 594 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Demopolis High School serve?
Demopolis High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Demopolis High School have?
Demopolis High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Demopolis High School?
At Demopolis High School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 6% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Demopolis High School in?
Demopolis High School is part of Demopolis City.
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