Meek High School

Located at 6615 Co Rd 41, in Arley, Alabama, Meek High School is an intimate high school that teaches 286 students (grades 5 through 12), operated by Winston County. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 682.

Winston County comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,309 students; Meek High School is among them.

Demographically, Meek High School records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Winston County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at Meek High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Winston County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Meek High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Winston County put median household earnings sit near $57,256, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Winston County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,906 students), Meek High School is one campus in the mix.

Meek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Meek High School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 93% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

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