Maplesville High School

As an average-sized unified-grade school in Maplesville, Alabama, Maplesville High School instructs 592 students from grades pre-K through 12, run under Chilton County.

Chilton County runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,921 students. Maplesville High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Maplesville High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Chilton County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Maplesville High School logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.6:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Maplesville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Maplesville High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.9%; this one comes in at 30.1%, -17.8 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Chilton County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,603, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Chilton County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,921 students), Maplesville High School is one campus in the mix.

Isabella High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maplesville High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 35.7%.

Maplesville High School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maplesville High School has ticked up 44%, going from 410 students in 2018 to 592 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 20% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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