Pell City High School

Pell City High School is a sizable secondary school in Pell City, Alabama, one of the schools within Pell City. The school serves 1,193 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 75% above typical.

Pell City comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,079 students; Pell City High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Pell City High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Pell City High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.8%; this one comes in at 19.7%, -24.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for St. Clair County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,463, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Pell City High School is one of 29 public schools in St. Clair County (combined enrollment of about 13,737 students).

Duran Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pell City High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Pell City High School's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,129 (now 1,193). White enrollment moved from 83% to 76% across the same window.

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