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Enrollment
1,027
High
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTSELLE CITY·NCES 010173000599
Hartselle High School
1000 Bethel Road NE, Hartselle, AL 35640 · (256) 751-5615 · Morgan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,027 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
275 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 273 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 264 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 267 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 223 | 22% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Hartselle City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
47.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% 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 Hartselle High School
Hartselle High School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartselle High School this school | 1,027 | 26.8% | 44.4% |
| Gulf Shores High School Gulf Shores | 927 | 28.3% | 49.1% |
| Cullman High School Cullman | 1,014 | 28.6% | 40.6% |
| Hayden High School Hayden | 798 | 31.2% | 36.2% |
| Springville High School Springville | 772 | 21.8% | 48.5% |
| Chelsea High School Chelsea | 1,235 | 23.5% | 49.2% |
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 Hartselle High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #40 of 305 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #17 of 305 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #107 of 305 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,027 | #64 of 319 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #30 of 307 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #244 of 307 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #301 of 317 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #119 of 130 | N/A |
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
1,027
-39 (-4%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 866
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,027 | 71.2 | 14.4:1 | 27% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 1,004 | 69.5 | 14.4:1 | 30% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 1,031 | 68.1 | 15.1:1 | 34% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 1,066 | 65 | 16.4:1 | 22% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 1,008 | 57.4 | 17.6:1 | 21% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 931 | 56 | 16.6:1 | 24% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 944 | 62 | 15.2:1 | 21% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 868 | 57 | 15.2:1 | 10% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 866 | 40 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartselle High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,008 to 1,027); teachers up 24% (57.4 to 71.2).
About Hartselle High School
Hartselle High School is a large high school in Hartselle, Alabama. The school's enrollment of 1,027 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average about 682 students each.
Hartselle City enrolls 3,683 students, and its 6 schools include Hartselle High School.
The large majority of students at Hartselle High School, 87%, are White. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Morgan County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Hartselle High School comes in at 23%.
Hartselle High School employs 71.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, higher than at this school. Hartselle High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 27%. That is 29 points below the 56% average for public schools in Morgan County.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Hartselle High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hartselle High School scores 20.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 44.4% actual versus 64.5% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Morgan County show that median household income is about $68,845, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 46 public schools in Morgan County, with a combined enrollment of about 20,204.
FE Burleson Elementary School is the public school closest to Hartselle High School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hartselle High School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
Hartselle High School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hartselle High School went from 1,066 students to 1,027. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.4:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartselle City
- Crestline Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Hartselle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 553 students
- Hartselle Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- FE Burleson Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Barkley Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
Other schools in Hartselle
- Crestline Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Hartselle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 553 students
- Hartselle Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- FE Burleson Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Barkley Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Morgan County Learning CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- FE Burleson Elementary School0.2 mi · 452
- Hartselle Junior High School1.5 mi · 553
- Hartselle Intermediate School1.7 mi · 522
- Crestline Elementary School1.9 mi · 710
- Barkley Bridge Elementary School3.0 mi · 419
- Priceville Junior High School5.1 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Hartselle High SchoolHow large is Hartselle High School?
Hartselle High School enrolls approximately 1,027 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hartselle High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hartselle High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hartselle High School have?
Hartselle High School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hartselle High School?
At Hartselle High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hartselle High School in?
Hartselle High School is part of Hartselle City.
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