Red Bay High School

Red Bay High School is a tight-knit four-year high school in Red Bay, Alabama, one of the schools within Franklin County. The school caters to 322 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 53% leaner than typical.

Franklin County runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,563 students. Red Bay High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Red Bay High School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Red Bay High School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Franklin County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, Red Bay High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

In the broader community, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $53,338, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,178 students), Red Bay High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Red Bay Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Red Bay High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Red Bay High School's enrollment has ticked down 63% since 2018, when it stood at 869 (now 322). The White share of enrollment decreased from 92% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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