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Enrollment
442
High
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 010174000604
Headland High School
8 Sporman St, Headland, AL 36345 · (334) 585-7086 · Henry County
GRADES 10–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Alabama public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
180 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 10 | 148 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 36% |
| Grade 12 | 136 | 31% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Henry County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% 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 Headland High School
Headland High School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headland High School this school | 442 | 40.7% | 27.1% |
| George W Long High School Skipperville | 377 | 40.6% | 61.4% |
| Marbury High School Deatsville | 626 | 39.5% | 29.2% |
| Sipsey Valley High School Buhl | 524 | 41.6% | 18.5% |
| West Blocton High School West Blocton | 368 | 43.8% | 20.2% |
| Madison County High School Gurley | 451 | 35.0% | 51.3% |
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 Headland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #153 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #126 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #151 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #205 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #31 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #157 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #250 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.1% | #27 of 130 |
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
442
+46 (+12%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 442 | 30.5 | 14.5:1 | 41% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 49% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 26.5 | 15.6:1 | 49% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 41% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 41% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 21 | 19.5:1 | 42% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 23 | 21.4:1 | 50% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 36% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Headland High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (371 to 442); teachers up 45% (21 to 30.5).
About Headland High School
Families in Headland, Alabama, are served by Headland High School, a small high school. School enrollment was 442 students in 2024-25, in grades 10 through 12. The average among high schools in Alabama is roughly 682 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.
Henry County serves 2,524 students across 5 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Headland High School is 72% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Black and 6% Hispanic. The White share in Henry County as a whole is similar, at about 71%. The chance that two students picked at random at Headland High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
The school reports 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.5 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 41% of students. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Henry County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Headland High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, Headland High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.1% is 27.2 points below the 54.4% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Henry County, median household income is about $59,931, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Headland High School is among the 6 public schools in Henry County.
The next-closest public school is Headland Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Headland High School. On proficiency, Headland High School is behind the 37.7% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Headland High School saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.5:1 to 14.5:1 over the same years.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,647
Census ACS
Median income
$59,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Headland Elementary SchoolElementary · 898 students
- Headland Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 students
- Abbeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 266 students
- Henry County Virtual CampusCombined
Other schools in Headland
- Headland Elementary SchoolElementary · 898 students
- Headland Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 students
Nearby schools
- Headland Elementary School0.1 mi · 898
- Headland Middle School0.6 mi · 580
- Dothan High School6.1 mi · 1,588
- Morris Slingluff Elementary School6.4 mi · 381
- Webb Elementary School7.3 mi · 419
- Carver 9th Grade Academy8.1 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Headland High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Headland High School?
Headland High School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 10-12.
What age range does Headland High School serve?
Headland High School serves students from grade 10 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Headland High School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Headland High School.
What is the student diversity at Headland High School?
Student demographics at Headland High School are roughly 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Headland High School in?
Headland High School is part of Henry County.
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