Hale County High School

Hale County High School is a four-year high school of small scale in Moundville, Alabama, one of the schools within Hale County, works with 354 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so Hale County High School sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Hale County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,193 students. Hale County High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Hale County High School reports that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 45% White, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hale County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hale County High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.5%; this one comes in at 9.8%, -32.7 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hale County indicate median household earnings sit near $39,250, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Hale County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,193 students), Hale County High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hale County Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hale County High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Hale County High School's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 354). White enrollment moved from 51% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Hale County High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.