Hazel Green High School

Set in Hazel Green, Alabama, Hazel Green High School is a sizable secondary school, operated by Madison County. It enrolls 1,454 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 113% larger than the state mean of about 682.

Madison County comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 20,691 students; Hazel Green High School is among them.

Demographically, Hazel Green High School reports that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 26% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Native American. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Hazel Green High School records 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Hazel Green High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Hazel Green High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.4%, the actual is 39.7%, a residual of -14.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Madison County put the typical household earns roughly $86,499 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hazel Green High School is one of 89 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hazel Green Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Hazel Green High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hazel Green High School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 35.6%.

Hazel Green High School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hazel Green High School has increased 9%, going from 1,340 students in 2018 to 1,454 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 70% to 55% over that span.

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