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Enrollment
391
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054000240
Ohatchee High School
100 Cherokee Trl, Ohatchee, AL 36271 · (256) 741-4900 · Calhoun County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Alabama public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
174 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 7 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 22% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
53.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% 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 Ohatchee High School
Ohatchee High School's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohatchee High School this school | 391 | 44.5% | 32.2% |
| Winfield High School Winfield | 344 | 44.5% | 52.1% |
| Pleasant Valley High School Jacksonville | 393 | 44.8% | 41.2% |
| Hokes Bluff High School Hokes Bluff | 371 | 42.0% | 31.2% |
| Cherokee County High School Centre | 448 | 47.8% | 39.8% |
| Meek High School Arley | 286 | 43.0% | 41.5% |
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 Ohatchee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #112 of 305 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #220 of 305 | #8 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #36 of 305 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #227 of 319 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #119 of 307 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #270 of 307 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #234 of 317 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #83 of 164 | #4 of 7 |
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
391
-73 (-16%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 883
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 391 | 23.5 | 16.6:1 | 45% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 24.5 | 15.6:1 | 63% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 22.5 | 18.4:1 | 60% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 55% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 26.9 | 16.7:1 | 49% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 52% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 26 | 17.8:1 | 58% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 909 | 53 | 17.1:1 | 42% (382) |
| 1990-91 | 883 | 37 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ohatchee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (449 to 391); teachers down 13% (26.9 to 23.5).
About Ohatchee High School
This page covers Ohatchee High School, a small high school in Ohatchee, Alabama. Enrollment stands at 391 students, covering grades 7 through 12. The school is 43% below the average for high schools in Alabama.
Enrollment across the 17 schools in Calhoun County totals 7,997 students.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Other students are 3% Black and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Calhoun County residents are about 70% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
Ohatchee High School reports a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher, from 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Lunch program data show 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 58% average for public schools in Calhoun County, the school's rate is lower.
Ohatchee High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Alabama public high schools.
Ohatchee High School scores 19.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 32.2% actual versus 51.6% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Calhoun County area, the median household earns about $55,029 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Calhoun County, 38 public schools serve about 16,686 students.
The closest school to Ohatchee High School is Ohatchee Elementary School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 7 other public schools sit within ten miles of Ohatchee High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ohatchee High School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 73 students, from 464 to 391. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.6:1, from 20.2:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Ohatchee High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Ohatchee Elementary School0.2 mi · 472
- Alexandria High School6.6 mi · 480
- Alexandria Middle School6.6 mi · 503
- Alexandria Elementary School6.8 mi · 712
- Southside Elementary School9.1 mi · 585
- Ragland High School9.2 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Ohatchee High SchoolHow many students attend Ohatchee High School?
Ohatchee High School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 07-12.
Is Ohatchee High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ohatchee High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Ohatchee High School have?
Ohatchee High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Ohatchee High School?
Ohatchee High School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ohatchee High School?
Ohatchee High School is overseen by Calhoun County in Calhoun County.
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