Total enrollment
2,390
-222 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Washington County
Alabama · 2,390 students · 5 cities
For families across Washington County, public-school options total 8 K-12 schools, with combined enrollment near 2,390 (2 elementary and 3 high).
4-year change in Washington County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Washington County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #79 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,390 | #83 of 143 | #3,895 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #65 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #53 of 143 | #6,831 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 53.4% | #91 of 143 | #3,685 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #52 of 127 | #2,496 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Washington County
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Chatom Elementary School at 54.6% proficient to McIntosh High School at 10.6%, a gap of 44.0 points. That is the 31st widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 2,681 to 2,390 students (down 11%) and from 172 to 145 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millry High School | Millry | Combined | PK-12 | 509 |
| Leroy High School | Leroy | Combined | PK-12 | 463 |
| Washington County High School | Chatom | High | 05-12 | 395 |
| Chatom Elementary School | Chatom | Elementary | PK-04 | 313 |
| Fruitdale High School | Fruitdale | Combined | PK-12 | 301 |
| McIntosh Elementary School | Mcintosh | Elementary | PK-05 | 234 |
| McIntosh High School | Mcintosh | High | 06-12 | 175 |
| Washington County Career Technical Center | Chatom | High | 07-12 | · |
About Washington County
Washington County is a rural-scale Alabama school district running 8 schools with combined enrollment near 2,390.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Washington County spans 2 elementary, 3 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 299 in this district, below the Alabama typical of 544.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 8%: 2,612 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,390 in SY 2024-25.
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