Hatton High School

Hatton High School is a close-knit four-year high school in Town Creek, Alabama, one of the schools within Lawrence County. The school serves 536 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Hatton High School is one of 12 schools operated by Lawrence County, a district that serves 4,676 students overall.

On demographics, Hatton High School reports that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 14% Black, 12% Native American, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Lawrence County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, Hatton High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.4%; Hatton High School posts 19.4%, -30.0 points below that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lawrence County indicate median household income runs about $66,071, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Lawrence County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,676 students), of which Hatton High School is one.

Hatton Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hatton High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hatton High School has ticked up 28%, going from 418 students in 2018 to 536 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 1% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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