Enrollment
315
High
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345001320
Oakman High School
10699 Main St, Oakman, AL 35579 · (205) 622-3381 · Walker County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
158 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 86 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 26% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
19.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 Oakman High School
Oakman High School's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakman High School this school | 315 | 50.2% | 17.7% |
| Curry High School Jasper | 364 | 49.5% | 22.3% |
| Winston County High School Double Springs | 285 | 50.5% | 38.5% |
| Carbon Hill High School Carbon Hill | 349 | 53.3% | 12.6% |
| Lynn High School Lynn | 256 | 53.5% | 28.1% |
| Berry High School Berry | 245 | 53.9% | 20.1% |
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 Oakman High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #223 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #211 of 305 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #229 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #270 of 319 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #282 of 307 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #259 of 307 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #192 of 317 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #50 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
315
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 315 | 15.5 | 20.3:1 | 50% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 18.5 | 16.5:1 | 64% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 17.5 | 17.4:1 | 64% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 46% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 23.6 | 16.6:1 | 52% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 59% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 52% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 33% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 15 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakman High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (392 to 315); teachers down 34% (23.6 to 15.5).
About Oakman High School
Families in Oakman, Alabama, are served by Oakman High School, a low-enrollment high school. It reports enrollment of 315 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Alabama enroll around 682, and this school is 54% below that mark.
Oakman High School is one of the 17 schools that make up Walker County (7,091 students in total).
Oakman High School is 90% White by enrollment. Next come 5% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Walker County, where about 87% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
For every teacher at Oakman High School, there are about 20.3 students; the school has 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 158 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 50% of enrollment.
BeatsExpectations places Oakman High School in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 29.8 points below it (17.7% actual, 47.5% predicted).
For Walker County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $56,509 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Walker County number 24, with about 10,041 students.
Oakman Middle School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.6%; Oakman High School's is 17.7%, ranking 7th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment fell by 9% across 4 years, from 345 in 2020-21 to 315 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.2:1 to 20.3:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Oakman High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Sumiton Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in Oakman
- Oakman Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Oakman Middle SchoolMiddle · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Oakman Middle School0.1 mi · 249
- Oakman Elementary School0.1 mi · 356
- Parrish ElementaryMiddle School6.2 mi · 288
- Maddox Intermediate School10.1 mi · 643
- Memorial Park Elementary School10.3 mi · 483
- T R Simmons Elementary School10.5 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About Oakman High SchoolHow many students attend Oakman High School?
Oakman High School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 09-12.
Is Oakman High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakman High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Oakman High School?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Oakman High School.
How diverse is Oakman High School?
Oakman High School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Oakman High School?
Oakman High School is overseen by Walker County in Walker County.
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