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Enrollment
1,520
High
DISTRICT 1,081 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027001784
Foley High School
1 Pride Pl, Foley, AL 36535 · (251) 943-2221 · Baldwin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
905 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 393 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 384 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 391 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 352 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
28.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Foley High School
Foley High School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foley High School this school | 1,520 | 59.5% | 27.3% |
| Athens High School Athens | 1,278 | 53.4% | 37.9% |
| Austin High School Decatur | 999 | 56.6% | 32.9% |
| Decatur High School Decatur | 915 | 63.3% | 30.9% |
| Thompson High School Alabaster | 2,060 | 49.9% | 36.8% |
| Oxford High School Oxford | 1,242 | 52.7% | 35.4% |
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 Foley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #151 of 305 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #129 of 305 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #167 of 305 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,520 | #26 of 319 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #68 of 307 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #4 of 307 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #130 of 317 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #82 of 164 | N/A |
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
1,520
+295 (+24%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,258
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 1,520 | 97 | 15.7:1 | 60% (905) |
| 2023-24 | 1,634 | 90 | 18.2:1 | 75% (1,226) |
| 2022-23 | 1,578 | 86.5 | 18.2:1 | 75% (1,184) |
| 2020-21 | 1,225 | 91 | 13.5:1 | 65% (800) |
| 2017-18 | 1,753 | 99.4 | 17.6:1 | 64% (1,120) |
| 2015-16 | 1,851 | 100 | 18.5:1 | 56% (1,043) |
| 2010-11 | 1,663 | 90 | 18.5:1 | 50% (837) |
| 2000-01 | 1,131 | 75 | 15.1:1 | 13% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 1,258 | 58 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,753 to 1,520); teachers down 2% (99.4 to 97).
About Foley High School
Foley High School is the name of a large high school in Foley, Alabama. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,520 students. Enrollment is 123% higher than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Federal data list 42 schools in Baldwin County, with 31,965 students enrolled.
Foley High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 41%. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 12% multiracial. By comparison, Baldwin County residents are about 82% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Foley High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
With 97 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Foley High School was 15.7:1. Among high schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.2:1. Foley High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 60%. Across public schools in Baldwin County, the average is 40%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.7% for Foley High School. The school posts 27.3%, 13.4 points below the prediction.
Federal survey data for Baldwin County show that median household income is about $78,775, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 51 public schools operate in Baldwin County, serving about 35,975 students.
Florence B Mathis Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Local comparison: Foley High School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 27.3% versus a 44.4% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 1,225 to 1,520. Students per teacher rose from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 15.7 in 2024-25.
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Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
- Belforest Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,069 students
Other schools in Foley
- Florence B Mathis ElementaryElementary · 1,023 students
- Foley Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,022 students
- Magnolia SchoolElementary · 944 students
- Foley Middle SchoolMiddle · 823 students
Nearby schools
- Florence B Mathis Elementary0.4 mi · 1,023
- Foley Middle School1.8 mi · 823
- Foley Elementary School1.9 mi · 1,022
- Magnolia School4.2 mi · 944
- Swift Elementary School5.1 mi · 155
- Elberta High School5.9 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Foley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Foley High School?
Foley High School enrolls approximately 1,520 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Foley High School serve?
Foley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Foley High School have?
Foley High School employs 97 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Foley High School?
Foley High School reports a student body of 41% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Foley High School in?
Foley High School is part of Baldwin County.
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