Elberta High School

As a reasonably sized four-year high school in Elberta, Alabama, Elberta High School serves 735 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Baldwin County.

Elberta High School is one of 42 schools operated by Baldwin County, a district that caters to 31,965 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Elberta High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Elberta High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Baldwin County put median household income runs about $78,775, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Elberta High School is one of 51 public schools in Baldwin County (combined enrollment of about 35,975 students).

Nearest neighbor: Elberta Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Elberta High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elberta High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 88%: 391 students in 2018 compared to 735 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Elberta High School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.