Gordo High School

As a small 9-12 campus in Gordo, Alabama, Gordo High School serves 473 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within Pickens County. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Gordo High School is one of 6 schools operated by Pickens County, a district that works with 2,210 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gordo High School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 24% Black, 11% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at Gordo High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pickens County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Gordo High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Pickens County shows the typical household earns roughly $46,274 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Pickens County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,210 students), of which Gordo High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gordo Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gordo High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Gordo High School's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 561 (now 473). Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 11% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.

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