Keith MiddleHigh School

Keith MiddleHigh School is a very small senior high in Orrville, Alabama, overseen by Dallas County. The school works with 188 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 72% below the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Across the 11 schools in Dallas County (2,283 students total), Keith MiddleHigh School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Keith MiddleHigh School reports that 96% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder looks like 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 70% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Keith MiddleHigh School lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Keith MiddleHigh School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.7%; this one delivers 10.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $35,627, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 26%. In all, Dallas County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,584 students), of which Keith MiddleHigh School is one.

Salem Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.2 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Keith MiddleHigh School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.6%.

Keith MiddleHigh School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Keith MiddleHigh School's enrollment has decreased 33% since 2018, when it stood at 280 (now 188). The Black share of enrollment decreased from 100% to 96% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.