Munford High School

Munford High School operates as a close-knit four-year high school in Munford, Alabama, one of the schools within Talladega County. Current enrollment sits at 385 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 44% leaner than typical.

Munford High School is one of 17 schools operated by Talladega County, a district that serves 7,321 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Munford High School records that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school records 26% Black, 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Talladega County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Munford High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.7%; this one comes in at 25.2%, -23.5 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Talladega County put median household income runs about $57,776, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Munford High School is one of 33 public schools in Talladega County (combined enrollment of about 10,973 students).

Munford Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Munford High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Munford High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Munford High School has contracted 26%, going from 522 students in 2018 to 385 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 74% to 67%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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