Enrollment
265
High
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COUNTY·NCES 010231000866
Hackleburg High School
185 School St, Hackleburg, AL 35564 · (205) 935-3223 · Marion County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Alabama public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
19.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
154 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 6 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 14% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marion County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.4%
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 30 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Hackleburg High School
Hackleburg High School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackleburg High School this school | 265 | 58.1% | 44.1% |
| Piedmont High School Piedmont | 315 | 56.5% | 48.3% |
| EXCEL Academy Anniston | 196 | 60.2% | 18.1% |
| Berry High School Berry | 245 | 53.9% | 20.1% |
| Florala High School Florala | 233 | 56.2% | 29.9% |
| Woodland High School Woodland | 278 | 56.1% | 32.5% |
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 Hackleburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #41 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #71 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #27 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #287 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #264 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #252 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #137 of 317 |
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
265
+34 (+15%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 265 | 13.5 | 19.6:1 | 58% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 14 | 17.0:1 | 70% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 70% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 12 | 19.3:1 | 46% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 10.8 | 17.4:1 | 68% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 11 | 18.7:1 | 66% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 255 | 13 | 19.6:1 | 65% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 55% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 18 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hackleburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (189 to 265); teachers up 25% (10.8 to 13.5).
About Hackleburg High School
Hackleburg High School is a small high school that serves part of Hackleburg, Alabama. Its 265 students are spread across grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 61% smaller than the 682 average for high schools in Alabama.
Hackleburg High School is run by Marion County, whose 10 schools enroll 3,302 students.
At Hackleburg High School, White students make up 89% of the student body. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. Hackleburg High School has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 13.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 19.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 58%. Across public schools in Marion County, the average is about the same, 55%.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Hackleburg High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Hackleburg High School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 41.7%. Hackleburg High School scores 44.1%, 2.4 points above that line.
Among Marion County residents, median household income is about $50,088, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 14 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,506.
Hackleburg Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hackleburg High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Hackleburg High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 265, 15% above the 231 of 2020-21.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,184
Census ACS
Median income
$50,088
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion County
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Guin Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Brilliant SchoolCombined · 258 students
- Hackleburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Hackleburg Elementary School0.0 mi · 258
- Phillips Elementary School7.8 mi · 240
- Phillips High School7.8 mi · 200
- Phil Campbell Elementary School8.5 mi · 441
- Phil Campbell High School8.7 mi · 382
- Hamilton High School13.2 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Hackleburg High SchoolHow many students attend Hackleburg High School?
Hackleburg High School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Hackleburg High School serve?
Hackleburg High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Hackleburg High School have?
Hackleburg High School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hackleburg High School?
Student demographics at Hackleburg High School are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hackleburg High School in?
Hackleburg High School is part of Marion County.
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