Deshler High School

Deshler High School is a four-year high school of modestly sized scale in Tuscumbia, Alabama, run under Tuscumbia City, enrolling 488 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 682.

Tuscumbia City runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,597 students. Deshler High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Deshler High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 26% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Deshler High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Deshler High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 33.5%.

In the broader community, Colbert County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,628 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Deshler High School is one of 25 public schools in Colbert County (combined enrollment of about 8,178 students).

The closest other public school is Deshler Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deshler High School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 34.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Deshler High School's enrollment has expanded 7% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 488). White enrollment moved from 72% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.