Lanett Junior High School

Set in Lanett, Alabama, Lanett Junior High School is a tiny middle school, overseen by Lanett City. It enrolls 147 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 508 students per school, that is 71% leaner than typical.

Lanett City comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 971 students; Lanett Junior High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lanett Junior High School logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 35% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Chambers County as a whole is about 38% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lanett Junior High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lanett Junior High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 41.5%; this one comes in at 17.1%, -24.4 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Chambers County reports that median household earnings sit near $49,656, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Chambers County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,174 students), of which Lanett Junior High School is one.

Lanett Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lanett Junior High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lanett Junior High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 41%: 104 students in 2018 compared to 147 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 4% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.