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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 13% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
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 →
Schools most like Lynn High School
Lynn High School's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn High School this school | 256 | 53.5% | 28.1% |
| Berry High School Berry | 245 | 53.9% | 20.1% |
| Winston County High School Double Springs | 285 | 50.5% | 38.5% |
| Carbon Hill High School Carbon Hill | 349 | 53.3% | 12.6% |
| Oakman High School Oakman | 315 | 50.2% | 17.7% |
| Marion County High School Guin | 223 | 50.7% | 35.8% |
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 Lynn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #145 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #186 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #116 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #292 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #272 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #297 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #171 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #90 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
256
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 256 | 12.8 | 19.9:1 | 54% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 13.3 | 18.6:1 | 68% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 12.4 | 20.3:1 | 68% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 14 | 19.2:1 | 50% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 9.5 | 30.5:1 | 57% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 8 | 22.5:1 | 58% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 12 | 14.1:1 | 52% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 12 | 14.1:1 | 42% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lynn High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (290 to 256); teachers up 35% (9.5 to 12.8).
About Lynn High School
Located in Lynn, Alabama, Lynn High School is a small high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 256 students in grades 5 through 12. Against the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 62% lower.
Lynn High School is one school in a 9-school district, Winston County, which enrolls 2,309 students.
At Lynn High School, White students make up 96% of the student body. The school is also 3% Hispanic. Lynn High School has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.9:1. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. That is close to the 53% average for public schools in Winston County.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 45.1%. Lynn High School scores 28.1%.
In the county around the school, Winston County, median household income is about $57,256, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Lynn High School is among the 14 public schools in Winston County.
The closest public school, Lynn Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Lynn High School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lynn High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Lynn High School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 256, 5% below the 269 of 2020-21.
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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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