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Enrollment
385
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318001220
Munford High School
300 Cedars Road, Munford, AL 36268 · (256) 315-5220 · Talladega County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Alabama public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
187 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 9 | 89 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
29.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Munford High School
Munford High School's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munford High School this school | 385 | 48.6% | 25.2% |
| Washington County High School Chatom | 395 | 49.4% | 38.6% |
| Deshler High School Tuscumbia | 488 | 46.7% | 33.5% |
| Reeltown High School Notasulga | 495 | 47.5% | 35.0% |
| Opp High School Opp | 396 | 53.3% | 38.3% |
| Geneva High School Geneva | 369 | 46.6% | 29.2% |
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 Munford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #177 of 305 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #140 of 305 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #157 of 305 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #230 of 319 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #161 of 307 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #130 of 307 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #206 of 317 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #29 of 164 | N/A |
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
385
-65 (-14%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 385 | 22.3 | 17.2:1 | 49% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 22.3 | 17.9:1 | 72% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 23.4 | 17.8:1 | 72% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 25 | 18.0:1 | 60% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 27.2 | 19.2:1 | 66% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 68% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 68% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 60% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 35 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Munford High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (522 to 385); teachers down 18% (27.2 to 22.3).
About Munford High School
Munford High School is the name of a small high school in Munford, Alabama. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 385 students. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average about 682 students.
Munford High School is one school in Talladega County, a system of 17 schools with 7,321 students.
Munford High School is 67% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 26% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Munford High School counts 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.2 students for each one. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. About 49% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Talladega County is 62%.
Munford High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school in Alabama with Munford High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 48.7%. Munford High School scores 25.2%.
Talladega County census figures show that the median household income is $57,776, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 33 public schools in Talladega County, enrolling about 10,973 students in all.
Nearest public school: Munford Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Munford High School's average proficiency of 25.2% compares with 46.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 385, a 14% decrease from 450 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega County
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
- Munford Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Other schools in Munford
- Munford Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Munford Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
Other Munford High schools
One other US public school is named Munford High. Munford High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Munford High SchoolMunford, TN · 1,262 students
Nearby schools
- Munford Middle School0.0 mi · 308
- Munford Elementary School0.2 mi · 770
- Coldwater Elementary School5.4 mi · 391
- Oxford Middle School6.5 mi · 619
- CE Hanna School6.6 mi · 536
- Oxford Elementary School6.6 mi · 837
Frequently asked questions
About Munford High SchoolHow many students attend Munford High School?
Munford High School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades 09-12.
Is Munford High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Munford High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Munford High School have?
Munford High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
How diverse is Munford High School?
Munford High School reports a student body of 67% White, 4% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Munford High School?
Munford High School is overseen by Talladega County in Talladega County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.