Enrollment
354
High
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALE COUNTY·NCES 010171000588
Hale County High School
50 Wildcat Way, Moundville, AL 35474 · (205) 371-2514 · Hale County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% 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.
- FBeats 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
16.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
202 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 | 85 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 96 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 26% |
Student demographics
54%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
8.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
9.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-32.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hale County High School
Hale County High School's state test result (9.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale County High School this school | 354 | 57.1% | 9.8% |
| Thomasville High School Thomasville | 305 | 61.6% | 25.7% |
| Goshen High School Goshen | 356 | 61.0% | 32.2% |
| Bibb County High School Centreville | 428 | 59.8% | 15.2% |
| Handley High School Roanoke | 366 | 61.2% | 33.4% |
| Andalusia High School Andalusia | 471 | 58.2% | 29.3% |
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 Hale County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #269 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #272 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #279 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #256 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #107 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #97 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #143 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #112 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
354
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
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 | 354 | 21.5 | 16.5:1 | 57% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 22.5 | 16.3:1 | 59% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 21.5 | 17.6:1 | 59% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 57% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 63% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 48% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 22 | 21.9:1 | 46% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 46% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hale County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (387 to 354); teachers down 2% (22 to 21.5).
About Hale County High School
Hale County High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Moundville, Alabama. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 354 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Alabama enroll around 682, and this school is 48% below that mark.
Hale County (6 schools, 2,193 students) runs Hale County High School.
The share of Black students at Hale County High School is 50%, a majority. Other students are 45% White and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Based on 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hale County High School has a ratio of 16.5:1. The gap from the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is 0.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 57%. The gap from the 68% average for public schools in Hale County is 11 points.
Hale County High School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 1% of Alabama public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hale County High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools: 9.8% actual against 42.5% predicted.
Census data for Hale County show median household income comes to about $39,250, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 2,193 students.
Among nearby public schools, Hale County Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Hale County High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 9.8% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Hale County High School as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.5:1, from 18.6:1.
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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
- Greensboro High SchoolHigh · 276 students
- Hale County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- Greensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- College and Career AcademyHigh
Other schools in Moundville
- Moundville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Big Sandy ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Hale County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Hale County Middle School0.1 mi · 243
- Moundville Elementary School0.6 mi · 586
- Big Sandy Elementary4.2 mi · 522
- Myrtlewood Elementary School7.7 mi · 280
- Englewood Elementary School8.6 mi · 522
- Taylorville Primary School9.8 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Hale County High SchoolHow large is Hale County High School?
Hale County High School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hale County High School serve?
Hale County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hale County High School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Hale County High School.
How diverse is Hale County High School?
Hale County High School reports a student body of 45% White, 3% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Hale County High School public or private?
Hale County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.