Enrollment
182
High
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMBERS COUNTY·NCES 010060000263
Lafayette High School
214 1st Ave SE, Lafayette, AL 36862 · (334) 864-9881 · Chambers County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
150 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 7 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 26% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
8.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 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
10.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Lafayette High School
Lafayette High School's state test result (10.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette High School this school | 182 | 82.4% | 10.3% |
| Chickasaw City High School Chickasaw | 241 | 78.8% | 11.8% |
| McIntosh High School McIntosh | 175 | 77.7% | 10.6% |
| Choctaw County High School Butler | 231 | 76.6% | 17.9% |
| Central High School Hayneville | 175 | 79.4% | 5.1% |
| Pickens County High School Reform | 265 | 78.1% | 23.4% |
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 Lafayette High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #265 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #271 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #278 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #312 of 319 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #26 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #27 of 164 |
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
182
-56 (-24%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 182 | 13.3 | 13.7:1 | 82% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 15.1 | 13.1:1 | 89% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 15.9 | 13.1:1 | 89% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 89% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 19.3 | 12.9:1 | 89% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 89% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 86% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 89% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 23 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lafayette High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (249 to 182); teachers down 31% (19.3 to 13.3).
About Lafayette High School
Among the schools in Lafayette, Alabama, is Lafayette High School, a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 182 students in grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students, so this school is 73% smaller than average.
The Chambers County system has 9 schools and 3,203 students.
Black students are the large majority at Lafayette High School, with 81% of enrollment. Next come 15% White and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 38% Black among all Chambers County residents. By the diversity index, Lafayette High School comes in at 32%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.7:1, with 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lafayette High School is 82%. Compared with the 61% average for public schools in Chambers County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Lafayette High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lafayette High School scores 10.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 24.1%.
In Chambers County (population about 34,192), median household income is about $49,656, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lafayette High School is one of 13 public schools in Chambers County, which together enroll about 4,174 students.
The nearest public school is John P Powell Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. Lafayette High School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 24.4% proficiency; Lafayette High School posts 10.3%.
Lafayette High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lafayette High School went from 238 students to 182. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 13.7:1.
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Chambers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,192
Census ACS
Median income
$49,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,174 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chambers County
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- W F Burns Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
- Huguley Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Lafayette Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Bob HardingShawmut ElementaryElementary · 232 students
Other schools in Lafayette
- Lafayette Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- John P Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 140 students
- Inspire Virtual AcademyHigh · 29 students
- Inspire AcademyHigh
Other Lafayette High schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Lafayette High. Lafayette High School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Lafayette High SchoolLexington, KY · 2,370 students
- Lafayette High SchoolLafayette, LA · 1,720 students
- Lafayette HighWilliamsburg, VA · 1,247 students
- LaFayette High SchoolLa Fayette, GA · 1,157 students
- Lafayette High SchoolOxford, MS · 855 students
Nearby schools
- John P Powell Middle School0.2 mi · 140
- Lafayette Eastside Elementary School0.2 mi · 311
- Inspire Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 29
- Huguley Elementary School10.7 mi · 383
- W O Lance Elementary11.8 mi · 564
- Lanett Junior High School11.9 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Lafayette High SchoolHow large is Lafayette High School?
Lafayette High School enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Lafayette High School serve?
Lafayette High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lafayette High School is approximately 13.7:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lafayette High School?
Student demographics at Lafayette High School are roughly 15% White, 2% Hispanic, 81% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lafayette High School in?
Lafayette High School is part of Chambers County.
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