Enrollment
265
High
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS COUNTY·NCES 010273001102
Pickens County High School
205 4th Ave SE, Reform, AL 35481 · (205) 375-2344 · Pickens County
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
207 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 5 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 11% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pickens County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 →
Where Pickens County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #184 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #246 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #123 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #288 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #176 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #159 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #47 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.9% | #25 of 130 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
265
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 265 | 15.2 | 17.5:1 | 78% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 16.7 | 17.3:1 | 72% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 17.8 | 16.4:1 | 72% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 84% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 14.7 | 15.1:1 | 76% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 78% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 82% (277) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 65% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pickens County High School.
About Pickens County High School
This page covers Pickens County High School, a very small high school in Reform, Alabama. The school has 265 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 12. That compares with an average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Pickens County High School is one school in a 6-school district, Pickens County, which enrolls 2,210 students.
About 72% of the student body at Pickens County High School is Black. The remaining students are 20% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Pickens County, the Black share is about 41%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.5 students per teacher. That is in line with the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Roughly 78% of students at Pickens County High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 27.2% at Pickens County High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.4%.
The school's county is Pickens County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $46,274, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pickens County's 7 public schools enroll about 2,210 students and include Pickens County High School.
The closest school to Pickens County High School is Reform Elementary School, located about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pickens County High School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Pickens County High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%. The school's ratio increased from 13.8:1 to 17.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,721
Census ACS
Median income
$46,274
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens County
- Gordo Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Gordo High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- Aliceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Aliceville High SchoolHigh · 338 students
- Reform Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Pickens County College and Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Reform Elementary School0.7 mi · 174
- Gordo High School7.1 mi · 473
- Gordo Elementary School7.2 mi · 545
- South Lamar School13.0 mi · 624
- Buhl Elementary School17.3 mi · 206
- New Hope Elementary18.2 mi · 1,191
Frequently asked questions
About Pickens County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pickens County High School?
Pickens County High School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 05-12.
What grades does Pickens County High School serve?
Pickens County High School serves grades 05-12.
How many students per teacher at Pickens County High School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Pickens County High School.
What is the student diversity at Pickens County High School?
Student demographics at Pickens County High School are roughly 20% White, 3% Hispanic, 72% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pickens County High School in?
Pickens County High School is part of Pickens County.
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