Guntersville High School

Set in Guntersville, Alabama, Guntersville High School is a close-knit high school, run under Guntersville City. It serves 556 students across grades 9 through 12.

Guntersville City comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,810 students; Guntersville High School is among them.

Demographically, Guntersville High School logs that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Black, 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, Guntersville High School shows 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Guntersville High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Guntersville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Marshall County's rate of about 59%.

With demographic context factored in, Guntersville High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.4%; this one delivers 31.4%.

In the broader community, Marshall County reports that median household income runs about $62,571, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marshall County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,416 students), Guntersville High School is one campus in the mix.

Cherokee Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Guntersville High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Guntersville High School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 35.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Guntersville High School has declined 8%, going from 604 students in 2018 to 556 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 79% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.