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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Priceville High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
506
High
DISTRICT 516 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN COUNTY·NCES 010248001048
Priceville High School
2650 N Bethel Rd, Decatur, AL 35603 · (256) 353-1950 · Morgan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- C-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
18.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
138 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 136 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 25% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
37.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% 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 Priceville High School
Priceville High School's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priceville High School this school | 506 | 27.3% | 42.9% |
| Southside High School Southside | 825 | 33.7% | 28.7% |
| Gulf Shores High School Gulf Shores | 927 | 28.3% | 49.1% |
| Elmore County High School Eclectic | 494 | 33.0% | 44.5% |
| Wicksburg High School Newton | 461 | 32.8% | 64.1% |
| Brooks High School Killen | 729 | 34.0% | 50.2% |
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 Priceville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #46 of 305 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #36 of 305 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #121 of 305 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #174 of 319 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #244 of 307 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #235 of 307 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #300 of 317 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #79 of 130 | N/A |
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
506
+53 (+12%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 506 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 26.4 | 19.1:1 | 36% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 26.4 | 19.4:1 | 37% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 20% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 27.6 | 17.2:1 | 24% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 28% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 33% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 907 | 56 | 16.2:1 | 30% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 38 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Priceville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (473 to 506); teachers down 2% (27.6 to 27).
About Priceville High School
Priceville High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Decatur, Alabama. It reports enrollment of 506 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 26% below the average for high schools in Alabama.
Priceville High School is one school in Morgan County, a system of 16 schools with 7,619 students.
At Priceville High School, 86% of students are White. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 74% White share among all Morgan County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
Priceville High School reported 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.7:1. The school's 18.7:1 compares with an average of 17.2:1 for high schools in Alabama. Roughly 27% of students at Priceville High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 56% average for public schools in Morgan County is 29 points higher.
Priceville 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 64% of Alabama public high schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Priceville High School is 64.1%. It actually posts 42.9%, which is 21.3 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
In the wider Morgan County area, median household income comes to about $68,845, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morgan County's 46 public schools enroll about 20,204 students and include Priceville High School.
Priceville Elementary School is the nearest public school to Priceville High School, about 1.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Priceville High School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Priceville High School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 12%.
Priceville High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morgan County
- Albert P Brewer High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Priceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- West Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- West Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- DanvilleNeel Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Priceville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 483 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Priceville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Priceville Elementary School1.5 mi · 674
- Priceville Junior High School1.6 mi · 483
- Eastwood Elementary School3.4 mi · 272
- Walter Jackson Elementary School4.2 mi · 251
- Oak Park Elementary School4.7 mi · 481
- Decatur High School5.2 mi · 915
Frequently asked questions
About Priceville High SchoolHow large is Priceville High School?
Priceville High School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Priceville High School serve?
Priceville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Priceville High School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Priceville High School.
What is the student diversity at Priceville High School?
Student demographics at Priceville High School are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Priceville High School in?
Priceville High School is part of Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.