Headland High School

Headland High School operates as a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in Headland, Alabama, run under Henry County. Current enrollment sits at 442 students spanning grades 10 through 12. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Within Henry County, which oversees 5 schools and 2,524 students, Headland High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Headland High School reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 19% Black, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Headland High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 41% of students at Headland High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Henry County (around 52%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Headland High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 54.4%; Headland High School posts 27.1%, -27.2 points below that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Henry County) logs that median household earnings sit near $59,931, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Headland High School is one of 6 public schools in Henry County (combined enrollment of about 2,524 students).

Headland Elementary 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. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Headland High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.6%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Headland High School's enrollment has ticked up 19% since 2018, when it stood at 371 (now 442). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.