Enrollment
256
High
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON COUNTY·NCES 010358001359
Lynn High School
531 E Main St, Lynn, AL 35575 · (205) 717-3337 · Winston County
GRADES 05–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
137 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
38.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
15.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
-34 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 30.5:1
% White
96%
was 97%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lynn High School
Lynn High School, an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Lynn, Alabama, run under Winston County, instructs 256 students, covering grades 5 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 62% below typical.
Within Winston County, which oversees 9 schools and 2,309 students, Lynn High School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Lynn High School lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Lynn High School reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Lynn High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lynn High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.1%; this one delivers 28.1%.
In the area at large, census data for Winston County shows median household income runs about $57,256, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Lynn High School is one of 14 public schools in Winston County (combined enrollment of about 3,906 students).
The closest other public school is Lynn Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lynn High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.5%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 290 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 30.5:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.
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Winston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,682
Census ACS
Median income
$57,256
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,906 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston County
- Double Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Addison Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Meek High SchoolHigh · 286 students
- Winston County High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- Addison High SchoolHigh · 232 students
- Meek Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
Nearby schools
- Lynn Elementary School0.0 mi · 168
- Carbon Hill High School10.1 mi · 349
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School10.1 mi · 475
- Double Springs Elementary School10.8 mi · 349
- Lupton Junior High School11.3 mi · 448
- Double Springs Middle School11.9 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Lynn High SchoolHow many students attend Lynn High School?
Lynn High School enrolls approximately 256 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does Lynn High School serve?
Lynn High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Lynn High School?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Lynn High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lynn High School?
At Lynn High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Lynn High School?
Lynn High School is overseen by Winston County in Winston County.
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