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Enrollment
411
Combined
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST CLAIR COUNTY·NCES 010306201376
Ragland High School
1060 Main St, Ragland, AL 35131 · (205) 472-2123 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
278 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 63% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
49.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Ragland High School
Ragland High School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragland High School this school | 411 | 67.6% | 31.5% |
| Red Level School Red Level | 535 | 63.7% | 34.3% |
| Verbena High School Verbena | 589 | 66.6% | 26.1% |
| Gaylesville High School Gaylesville | 341 | 61.9% | 34.7% |
| Wadley High School Wadley | 372 | 59.7% | 29.0% |
| Section High School Section | 503 | 58.4% | 43.0% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 Ragland High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #47 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #50 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #41 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #45 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #13 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #26 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #17 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #7 of 37 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
411
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 411 | 26.5 | 15.5:1 | 68% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 26.5 | 15.1:1 | 80% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 28.5 | 16.0:1 | 78% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 75% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 34.8 | 14.7:1 | 71% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 65% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 50 | 12.5:1 | 66% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 38 | 16.8:1 | 54% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 32 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ragland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (510 to 411); teachers down 24% (34.8 to 26.5).
About Ragland High School
Ragland High School is a small combined-grade school in St Clair County, located in Ragland, Alabama. It covers pre-K through 12, with a total enrollment of 411 students. Enrollment is 39% lower than the average for combined schools in Alabama, which is about 673.
Across its 18 schools, St Clair County enrolls 9,658 students. Ragland High School is one of those schools.
Ragland High School is 77% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 11% multiracial, 8% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 39% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Ragland High School is 26.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.5:1. That is lower than the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. The school counts 278 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 68%. For comparison, public schools in St. Clair County average 49%.
Measured against Alabama public K-12 schools, Ragland High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.8% at Ragland High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.5%.
St. Clair County has these Census figures: the median household income is $77,463, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Clair County is home to 29 public schools and about 13,737 public school students.
The shortest distance from Ragland High School to another public school is about 7.8 miles, to Lincoln Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Ragland High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Ragland High School as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 411, a 7% decrease from 444 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.3:1 to 15.5:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ragland High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,166
Census ACS
Median income
$77,463
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
13,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Clair County
- Moody Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- Springville Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Springville High SchoolHigh · 772 students
- Springville Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Margaret ElementaryElementary · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School7.8 mi · 902
- Lincoln High School8.0 mi · 607
- Charles R Drew Middle School8.0 mi · 448
- Ashville Middle School8.5 mi · 371
- Ashville Elementary School8.5 mi · 476
- Ashville High School8.5 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Ragland High SchoolHow large is Ragland High School?
Ragland High School enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Ragland High School serve?
Ragland High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Ragland High School have?
Ragland High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Ragland High School?
Ragland High School reports a student body of 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is Ragland High School in?
Ragland High School is part of St Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.