Enrollment
315
High
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIEDMONT CITY·NCES 010276001108
Piedmont High School
750 Tom Bible Mem Hwy, Piedmont, AL 36272 · (256) 447-2829 · Calhoun County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Alabama public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
17.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
178 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 71 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 25% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Piedmont City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
55.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like Piedmont High School
Piedmont High School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont High School this school | 315 | 56.5% | 48.3% |
| Cottonwood High School Cottonwood | 379 | 59.6% | 34.0% |
| Fayette County High School Fayette | 366 | 53.8% | 28.0% |
| Opp High School Opp | 396 | 53.3% | 38.3% |
| Florala High School Florala | 233 | 56.2% | 29.9% |
| Geneva County High School Hartford | 234 | 55.6% | 21.9% |
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 Piedmont High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #29 of 305 | #2 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #11 of 305 | #1 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #83 of 305 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #269 of 319 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #144 of 307 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #169 of 307 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #148 of 317 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #136 of 164 | #7 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
315
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 18.5 | 17.0:1 | 57% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 19.5 | 16.4:1 | 62% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 19.7 | 17.4:1 | 62% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 347 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 21.1 | 15.8:1 | 62% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 55% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | 60% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 26% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 20 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piedmont High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (334 to 315); teachers down 13% (21.1 to 18.5).
About Piedmont High School
Piedmont High School is a high school located in Piedmont, Alabama, in Calhoun County. 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.
Besides Piedmont High School, Piedmont City runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 1,080 students.
About 76% of the student body at Piedmont High School is White. Enrollment also includes 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
Piedmont High School lists 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.0 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 17.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 57% of the student body. That is in line with the 58% average for public schools in Calhoun County.
Piedmont High School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Alabama public high schools.
Piedmont High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.3% and a predicted 42.9%.
Calhoun County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $55,029 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Piedmont High School shares Calhoun County with 37 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Piedmont Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Piedmont High School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 347 (2020-21) to 315 (2024-25). The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.3:1 to 17.0:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Piedmont High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Piedmont City
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Piedmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
Other schools in Piedmont
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Piedmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
Other Piedmont High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Piedmont High. Piedmont High School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Piedmont High SchoolPiedmont, OK · 1,579 students
- Piedmont HighMonroe, NC · 1,270 students
- Piedmont HighPiedmont, CA · 733 students
Nearby schools
- Piedmont Elementary School0.5 mi · 542
- Piedmont Middle School0.5 mi · 223
- Spring Garden High School6.0 mi · 550
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School11.2 mi · 458
- Pleasant Valley High School11.5 mi · 393
- Kitty Stone Elementary School13.1 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Piedmont High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Piedmont High School?
Piedmont High School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Piedmont High School serve?
Piedmont High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Piedmont High School have?
Piedmont High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Piedmont High School?
Student demographics at Piedmont High School are roughly 76% White, 3% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Piedmont High School in?
Piedmont High School is part of Piedmont City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.