Enrollment
126
High
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDEN CITY·NCES 010213000813
Linden High School
321 N Main Street, Linden, AL 36748 · (334) 295-4287 · Marengo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
110 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 9 | 25 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 25% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Linden City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
9.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
3.0%
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 3 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
7.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Linden High School
Linden High School's state test result (7.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden High School this school | 126 | 87.3% | 7.1% |
| Calhoun High School Letohatchee | 186 | 88.7% | 4.1% |
| Keith MiddleHigh School Orrville | 188 | 89.9% | 10.3% |
| Lafayette High School Lafayette | 182 | 82.4% | 10.3% |
| Central High School Hayneville | 175 | 79.4% | 5.1% |
| Greene County High School Eutaw | 250 | 81.2% | 16.3% |
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 Linden High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #287 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.0% | #285 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.1% | #274 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #317 of 319 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #9 of 317 |
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
126
-26 (-17%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 126 | 10.8 | 11.7:1 | 87% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 11.8 | 10.7:1 | 87% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 141 | 12.8 | 11.1:1 | 87% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 88% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 11.3 | 14.4:1 | 87% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 62% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | 10 | 19.5:1 | 91% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 11 | 15.7:1 | 84% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 14 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linden High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (162 to 126); teachers down 4% (11.3 to 10.8).
About Linden High School
Students in Linden, Alabama, attend Linden High School, a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 126 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students, so this school is 82% smaller than average.
Linden City runs Linden High School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 387 students in total.
The large majority of students at Linden High School, 94%, are Black. The remaining shares are 4% White. Marengo County as a whole is about 51% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Linden High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
Teachers at the school number 10.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.7:1. The 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marengo County is 64%.
allk12 grades Linden High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Linden High School scores 7.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 20.6%.
Marengo County has these Census figures: median household income is about $43,825, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The public schools of Marengo County number 10 and enroll about 3,270.
Nearby, Linden Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Linden High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Local comparison: Linden High School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 7.1% versus a 36.7% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Linden High School went from 152 students to 126. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 11.7:1.
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Marengo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,851
Census ACS
Median income
$43,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Linden City
- Linden Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 students
- George P Austin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 77 students
Other schools in Linden
- Linden Elementary SchoolElementary · 184 students
- George P Austin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 77 students
Other Linden High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Linden High. Linden High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Linden High SchoolLinden, NJ · 1,934 students
- Linden High SchoolLINDEN, MI · 775 students
- Linden HighLinden, CA · 743 students
Nearby schools
- Linden Elementary School0.3 mi · 184
- George P Austin Junior High School0.8 mi · 77
- Amelia L Johnson High School9.9 mi · 142
- Demopolis High School13.1 mi · 594
- Demopolis Middle School14.0 mi · 394
- Westside Elementary School14.0 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Linden High SchoolHow many students attend Linden High School?
Linden High School enrolls approximately 126 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Linden High School serve?
Linden High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Linden High School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Linden High School.
How diverse is Linden High School?
Linden High School reports a student body of 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 94% Black.
Who oversees Linden High School?
Linden High School is overseen by Linden City in Marengo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.