Enrollment
341
Combined
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 010063000279
Gaylesville High School
760 Trojan Way, Gaylesville, AL 35973 · (256) 422-3401 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
211 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 59% larger than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
56.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Gaylesville High School
Gaylesville High School's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylesville High School this school | 341 | 61.9% | 34.7% |
| Vina High School Vina | 257 | 61.9% | 42.1% |
| Red Level School Red Level | 535 | 63.7% | 34.3% |
| Ragland High School Ragland | 411 | 67.6% | 31.5% |
| Woodville High School Woodville | 504 | 59.5% | 33.8% |
| Lamar County HighIntermediate Vernon | 544 | 57.7% | 51.5% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 Gaylesville High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #41 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #46 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #29 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #52 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #12 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #57 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #23 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #8 of 37 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
341
-54 (-14%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 62% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 24.7 | 14.6:1 | 80% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 24.2 | 15.5:1 | 80% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 61% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 24.1 | 17.2:1 | 71% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 22 | 17.5:1 | 79% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 75% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 47% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gaylesville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (415 to 341); teachers down 9% (24.1 to 22).
About Gaylesville High School
Gaylesville High School is a low-enrollment combined-grade school found in Gaylesville, Alabama. The latest federal count shows 341 students in pre-K through 12. Against the 673-student average for combined schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 49% lower.
Gaylesville High School is in Cherokee County, a district with 3,860 students across 7 schools.
About 97% of the student body at Gaylesville High School is White. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at Gaylesville High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.5:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. The lunch program counts 62% of students at Gaylesville High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Cherokee County, the average is 52%.
allk12 grades Gaylesville High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gaylesville High School is -4.3 points: 34.7% actual, 39.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Cherokee County show that the median household income is $53,863, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 8 public schools in Cherokee County, enrolling about 3,860 students in all.
The closest public school, Cedar Bluff High School, is about 4.4 miles from Gaylesville High School. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Gaylesville High School is 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Gaylesville High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment decrease, from 395 in 2020-21 to 341 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Gaylesville High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,443
Census ACS
Median income
$53,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,860 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Sand Rock High SchoolCombined · 783 students
- Centre Elementary SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Cedar Bluff High SchoolCombined · 623 students
- Spring Garden High SchoolCombined · 550 students
- Centre Middle SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Cherokee County High SchoolHigh · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Bluff High School4.4 mi · 623
- Cherokee County High School9.3 mi · 448
- Centre Elementary School10.4 mi · 665
- Centre Middle School10.7 mi · 450
- Ruhuma Junior High School11.7 mi · 175
- Sand Rock High School12.0 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About Gaylesville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gaylesville High School?
Gaylesville High School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Gaylesville High School serve?
Gaylesville High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Gaylesville High School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Gaylesville High School.
What is the student diversity at Gaylesville High School?
Student demographics at Gaylesville High School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gaylesville High School in?
Gaylesville High School is part of Cherokee County.
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