Holly Pond High School

Holly Pond High School, a small senior high in Holly Pond, Alabama, run under Cullman County, enrolls 278 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so Holly Pond High School sits 59% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 25 schools in Cullman County (9,901 students total), Holly Pond High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Holly Pond High School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cullman County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Holly Pond High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Holly Pond High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.2%, the actual is 37.6%, a residual of -11.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cullman County put median household income runs about $62,656, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cullman County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,144 students), of which Holly Pond High School is one.

The closest other public school is Holly Pond Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Holly Pond High School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 338 students in 2018 compared to 278 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 6% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.