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Enrollment
487
Combined
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTLER COUNTY·NCES 010051000229
McKenzie High School
221 North Garland Road, McKenzie, AL 36456 · (334) 374-2711 · Butler County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
270 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
59.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
43.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 McKenzie High School
McKenzie High School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie High School this school | 487 | 55.4% | 47.0% |
| Leroy High School Leroy | 463 | 53.3% | 40.2% |
| Pleasant Home School Andalusia | 508 | 55.1% | 49.2% |
| Pisgah High School Pisgah | 598 | 50.7% | 42.6% |
| Woodville High School Woodville | 504 | 59.5% | 33.8% |
| Ider School Ider | 586 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 McKenzie High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #15 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #8 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #22 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #41 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #54 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #38 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #36 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #12 of 21 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
487
+37 (+8%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 347
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 487 | 25.2 | 19.3:1 | 55% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 22.3 | 20.9:1 | 69% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 23.3 | 19.3:1 | 68% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 62% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 24.5 | 18.6:1 | 63% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 63% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 58% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 56% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 347 | 19 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McKenzie High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (457 to 487); teachers up 3% (24.5 to 25.2).
About McKenzie High School
McKenzie High School is a small combined-grade school in McKenzie, Alabama, (ZIP code 36456). It covers pre-K through 12, with a total enrollment of 487 students. Enrollment is 28% lower than the average for combined schools in Alabama, which is about 673.
McKenzie High School is among 6 schools run by Butler County, which serves 2,699 students.
McKenzie High School enrolls a student body that is 84% White. The school is also 11% Black and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 51% White share among all Butler County residents. By the diversity index, McKenzie High School comes in at 29%.
McKenzie High School's 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.3:1. That ratio is over the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 55%. The gap from the 73% average for public schools in Butler County is 18 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, McKenzie High School would be expected to post about 43.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.0%.
In Butler County (population about 18,630), median household income is about $44,755, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 7 public schools operate in Butler County, serving about 2,699 students.
Georgiana School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.8 miles away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts McKenzie High School at 1st of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 450 to 487.
The McKenzie High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,630
Census ACS
Median income
$44,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,699 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butler County
- WO Parmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Greenville Middle SchoolMiddle · 513 students
- Georgiana SchoolCombined · 377 students
- Greenville Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Butler County Area Vocational SchoolHigh
Other McKenzie High schools
One other US public school is named McKenzie High. McKenzie High School is the largest of the 2.
- McKenzie High SchoolMcKenzie, TN · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Georgiana School5.8 mi · 377
- Red Level School11.6 mi · 535
- Hillcrest High School15.3 mi · 290
- Genesis Innovative School15.3 mi · 213
- Lyeffion Junior High School16.0 mi · 85
- Thurgood Marshall Middle School16.3 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About McKenzie High SchoolHow large is McKenzie High School?
McKenzie High School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-12.
Is McKenzie High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McKenzie High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does McKenzie High School have?
McKenzie High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at McKenzie High School?
Student demographics at McKenzie High School are roughly 84% White, 0% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees McKenzie High School?
McKenzie High School is overseen by Butler County in Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.