Fyffe High School

As a middle-of-the-pack combined-grade school in Fyffe, Alabama, Fyffe High School hosts 954 students from grades pre-K through 12, overseen by DeKalb County. Compared to the state average of about 673 students per school, that is 42% bigger than typical.

DeKalb County comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 8,769 students; Fyffe High School is among them.

Demographically, Fyffe High School reports that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder comes out to 18% Native American, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, DeKalb County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than DeKalb County's rate of about 65%.

With demographic context factored in, Fyffe High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for DeKalb County indicate the typical household earns roughly $51,204 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across DeKalb County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,277 students), Fyffe High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Plainview School, around 5.2 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fyffe High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 936 students in 2018 compared to 954 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 75% to 70% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.