Enrollment
258
Combined
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACON COUNTY·NCES 010219000824
Notasulga High School
500 E Main St, Notasulga, AL 36866 · (334) 724-1240 · Macon County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- DTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
202 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 14 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
30.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
10.4%
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 10 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Notasulga High School
Notasulga High School's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notasulga High School this school | 258 | 78.3% | 17.9% |
| Autaugaville School Autaugaville | 255 | 78.8% | 16.7% |
| J F Shields High School Beatrice | 179 | 81.0% | 16.6% |
| The Pathway Mobile | 396 | 84.1% | 12.3% |
| Francis Marion School Marion | 413 | 82.3% | 19.4% |
| Marengo High School Dixons Mills | 223 | 86.5% | 24.8% |
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 Notasulga High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #58 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #57 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #59 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #55 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #2 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #29 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #10 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #19 of 37 |
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
258
-59 (-19%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 258 | 21.5 | 12.0:1 | 78% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 22.3 | 12.7:1 | 95% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 24.8 | 12.0:1 | 94% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 94% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 19.1 | 15.3:1 | 93% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 17 | 18.0:1 | 66% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 99% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 79% (390) |
| 1990-91 | 635 | 34 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Notasulga High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (291 to 258); teachers up 13% (19.1 to 21.5).
About Notasulga High School
Located in Notasulga, Alabama, Notasulga High School is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. The school runs pre-K through 12 and enrolls 258 students. By comparison, combined schools in Alabama enroll about 673 students on average.
Notasulga High School belongs to Macon County, a district of 6 schools and 1,907 students.
Black students are 79% of those enrolled at Notasulga High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% White, 7% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Macon County, where about 78% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Notasulga High School are from different groups.
Based on 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Notasulga High School has a ratio of 12.0:1. The average for combined schools in Alabama, 17.9:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Notasulga High School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 4% of Alabama public K-12 schools.
Notasulga High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (17.9%) and its predicted rate (27.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
The school is in Macon County, where median household income comes to about $43,707, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 20% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Macon County's 7 public schools enroll about 1,907 students and include Notasulga High School.
About 5.2 miles separate Notasulga High School from the closest public school, Loachapoka High School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Notasulga High School is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school shrank from 317 students in 2020-21 to 258 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.7:1 to 12.0:1.
This page is set up for the Notasulga High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,691
Census ACS
Median income
$43,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Macon County
- Booker T Washington HighHigh · 656 students
- George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Tuskegee Public ElementaryMiddle · 261 students
- Tuskegee Institute Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- DC Wolfe SchoolElementary · 111 students
- Macon County Area Vocational SchoolHigh
Other schools in Notasulga
- Reeltown High SchoolHigh · 495 students
- Reeltown Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Loachapoka High School5.2 mi · 277
- Loachapoka Elementary School5.3 mi · 332
- Reeltown Elementary School8.6 mi · 446
- Reeltown High School8.7 mi · 495
- Tuskegee Institute Middle School9.4 mi · 215
- Creekside Elementary School9.5 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Notasulga High SchoolHow large is Notasulga High School?
Notasulga High School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Notasulga High School serve?
Notasulga High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Notasulga High School have?
Notasulga High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Notasulga High School?
Notasulga High School reports a student body of 7% White, 7% Hispanic, 79% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Notasulga High School?
Notasulga High School is overseen by Macon County in Macon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.