Enrollment
276
High
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALE COUNTY·NCES 010171002162
Greensboro High School
1221 Baptist Hill Road, Greensboro, AL 36744 · (334) 624-9156 · Hale County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
232 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 22% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
6.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
5.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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
8.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Greensboro High School
Greensboro High School's state test result (8.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro High School this school | 276 | 84.1% | 8.1% |
| Greene County High School Eutaw | 250 | 81.2% | 16.3% |
| Aliceville High School Aliceville | 338 | 82.0% | 12.2% |
| Monroe County High School Monroeville | 302 | 80.5% | 16.5% |
| Midfield High School Midfield | 327 | 83.5% | 3.0% |
| Southside High School Selma | 285 | 89.1% | 4.6% |
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 Greensboro High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #280 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.4% | #257 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #291 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #284 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #28 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #302 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #19 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.3% | #22 of 164 |
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
276
-58 (-17%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 276 | 19.5 | 14.2:1 | 84% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 20.5 | 13.2:1 | 84% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 16.5 | 17.8:1 | 84% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 87% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 94% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 80% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 90% (366) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greensboro High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (402 to 276); teachers down 2% (20 to 19.5).
About Greensboro High School
Greensboro, Alabama, is home to Greensboro High School, a small high school. The latest federal count shows 276 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 60% lower.
Greensboro High School is one of 6 schools in Hale County, which enrolls 2,193 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Greensboro High School is 97% Black. The school's Black share is 43 points above the 55% share among Hale County residents. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Greensboro High School's 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.2:1. On average, high schools in Alabama have 17.2:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 84%. That rate is above the 68% average among public schools in Hale County.
allk12 grades Greensboro High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 22.9% for a school in Alabama with Greensboro High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Greensboro High School posts 8.1%.
Among Hale County residents, the median household income is $39,250, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Besides Greensboro High School, Hale County has 6 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Greensboro Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Greensboro High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Local comparison: Greensboro High School ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 8.1% versus a 33.5% average.
Greensboro High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when Greensboro High School had 334 students, to 2024-25, when it had 276. The school's ratio fell from 18.6:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,829
Census ACS
Median income
$39,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hale County
- Moundville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Greensboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Hale County High SchoolHigh · 354 students
- Hale County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- Greensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- College and Career AcademyHigh
Other schools in Greensboro
- Greensboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Greensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- College and Career AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Greensboro Middle School0.1 mi · 215
- Greensboro Elementary School0.8 mi · 519
- Francis Marion School15.7 mi · 413
- Breakthrough Charter School16.3 mi · 375
- Robert C Hatch High School18.7 mi · 402
- US Jones Elementary School19.5 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Greensboro High SchoolHow many students attend Greensboro High School?
Greensboro High School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Greensboro High School serve?
Greensboro High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greensboro High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greensboro High School is approximately 14.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greensboro High School?
At Greensboro High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 97% Black.
Who oversees Greensboro High School?
Greensboro High School is overseen by Hale County in Hale County.
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