Pleasant Valley High School

Pleasant Valley High School, a modestly sized four-year high school in Jacksonville, Alabama, operated by Calhoun County, enrolls 393 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so Pleasant Valley High School sits 42% below that benchmark.

Calhoun County runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 7,997 students. Pleasant Valley High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Pleasant Valley High School logs that nearly all students (94%) are White. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

In terms of school funding signals, Pleasant Valley High School logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Calhoun County's rate of about 58%.

With demographic context factored in, Pleasant Valley High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.4%, the actual is 41.2%, a residual of -10.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Calhoun County shows the typical household earns roughly $55,029 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Calhoun County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,686 students), of which Pleasant Valley High School is one.

The closest other public school is Pleasant Valley Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pleasant Valley High School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasant Valley High School has edged down 17%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Pleasant Valley High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.