Headland Elementary School

Headland Elementary School is a sprawling elementary school in Headland, Alabama, run under Henry County. The school caters to 898 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 87% above the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Henry County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,524 students; Headland Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Headland Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest consists of 18% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Henry County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Headland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.8%; this one delivers 56.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Henry County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,931 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Headland Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Henry County (combined enrollment of about 2,524 students).

Headland High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Headland Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 37.4%.

Headland Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Headland Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 792 (now 898).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.