George W Long High School

George W Long High School, a close-knit 9-12 campus in Skipperville, Alabama, operated by Dale County, works with 377 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 45% leaner than typical.

Within Dale County, which oversees 7 schools and 3,376 students, George W Long High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, George W Long High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder consists of 7% Black, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 41% of students at George W Long High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Dale County's rate of about 62%.

After controlling for student poverty, George W Long High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 61.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Dale County put median household income runs about $54,963, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Dale County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,437 students), of which George W Long High School is one.

The closest other public school is GW Long Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, George W Long High School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George W Long High School has fell 9%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 89% to 85% over that span.

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