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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Jasper High School this year?
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Enrollment
850
High
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JASPER CITY·NCES 010189000678
Jasper High School
1501 Viking Drive, Jasper, AL 35501 · (205) 221-9277 · Walker County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
390 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 9 | 234 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 222 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 205 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 189 | 22% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 Jasper City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
29.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Jasper High School
Jasper High School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper High School this school | 850 | 45.9% | 43.0% |
| Elberta High School Elberta | 735 | 46.7% | 41.6% |
| Leeds High School Leeds | 624 | 46.8% | 30.2% |
| Rehobeth High School Dothan | 786 | 48.0% | 26.6% |
| Brookwood High School Brookwood | 1,076 | 44.7% | 22.6% |
| Scottsboro High School Scottsboro | 727 | 42.5% | 33.7% |
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 Jasper High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #45 of 305 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #75 of 305 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #43 of 305 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #84 of 319 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #85 of 307 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #102 of 307 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #228 of 317 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #86 of 130 | N/A |
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
850
+54 (+7%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,075
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 850 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 46% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 829 | 54 | 15.3:1 | 53% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 53% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 52 | 15.3:1 | 39% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 802 | 52 | 15.4:1 | 39% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 53 | 15.5:1 | 40% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 60 | 13.1:1 | 39% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 792 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 19% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 1,075 | 60 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jasper High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (802 to 850); teachers up 2% (52 to 53).
About Jasper High School
Students in Jasper, Alabama, attend Jasper High School, a mid-sized high school. The school enrolls 850 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Jasper City oversees Jasper High School and 4 other schools, with 2,950 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Jasper High School, about 64 are White. It is also 18% Hispanic and 16% Black. Walker County's residents are about 87% White, 23 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Staffing at Jasper High School comes to 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.0:1. High schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.2:1. On the income side, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Walker County report 54%.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jasper High School's results are 7.6 points below predicted: 43.0% against 50.6%.
In Walker County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $56,509, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. There are 24 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,041, Jasper High School among them.
Jasper Junior High School is the nearest public school to Jasper High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Jasper High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 53.9%, higher than Jasper High School's 43.0%.
The federal government classifies Jasper High School's location as Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment increased 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jasper City
- Maddox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- T R Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Memorial Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Jasper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 467 students
Other schools in Jasper
- Maddox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- T R Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Memorial Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Jasper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 467 students
Other Jasper High schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Jasper High. Jasper High School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Jasper High SchoolPLANO, TX · 1,301 students
- Jasper High SchoolJasper, IN · 1,103 students
- Jasper High SchoolJASPER, TX · 633 students
- JASPER HIGH SCHOOLJASPER, AR · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Jasper Junior High School0.0 mi · 467
- T R Simmons Elementary School0.3 mi · 507
- Maddox Intermediate School1.1 mi · 643
- Memorial Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 483
- Valley Junior High School4.6 mi · 602
- Bankhead Middle School6.2 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Jasper High SchoolHow large is Jasper High School?
Jasper High School enrolls approximately 850 students in grades 09-12.
Is Jasper High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jasper High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Jasper High School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Jasper High School.
What is the student diversity at Jasper High School?
Student demographics at Jasper High School are roughly 64% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Jasper High School public or private?
Jasper High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jasper City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.