Jemison High School

Jemison High School is one of the middle-of-the-pack senior highs in Jemison, Alabama, operated by Chilton County, with 702 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Chilton County runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,921 students. Jemison High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jemison High School lists that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 42% White, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 10%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Jemison High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Chilton County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jemison High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Chilton County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,603, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chilton County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,921 students), Jemison High School is one campus in the mix.

Jemison Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Jemison High School. On composite proficiency, Jemison High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 36.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 643 students in 2018 compared to 702 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 66% to 42% over that span.

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