Ranburne High School

Ranburne High School is one of the small four-year high schools in Ranburne, Alabama, operated by Cleburne County, with 526 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Cleburne County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,490 students. Ranburne High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Ranburne High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ranburne High School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Ranburne High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 38.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Cleburne County reports that median household earnings sit near $55,345, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cleburne County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,490 students), Ranburne High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ranburne Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ranburne High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Ranburne High School's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 505 (now 526). Class-load math has rose: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Ranburne High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.