Oakman High School

Located at 10699 Main St, in Oakman, Alabama, Oakman High School is a small secondary school that serves 315 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Walker County. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.

Walker County comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 7,091 students; Oakman High School is among them.

Demographically, Oakman High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest consists of 5% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Oakman High School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.3:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Oakman High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.5%; this one comes in at 17.7%, -29.8 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Walker County put median household earnings sit near $56,509, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oakman High School is one of 24 public schools in Walker County (combined enrollment of about 10,041 students).

Nearest neighbor: Oakman Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oakman High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oakman High School's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 392 (now 315). Class-load math has grew: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

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