Ragland High School

Ragland High School, a compact K-12 campus in Ragland, Alabama, overseen by St Clair County, works with 411 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 673 students each, so Ragland High School sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 18 schools in St Clair County (9,658 students total), Ragland High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Ragland High School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ragland High School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of St. Clair County's rate of about 49%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ragland High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.8%; this one delivers 31.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for St. Clair County shows median household income runs about $77,463, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Clair County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,737 students), Ragland High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Elementary School, around 7.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Ragland High School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Ragland High School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 510 (now 411). Over the same period, the White share fell from 84% to 77%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.