Saks High School

As a cozy senior high in Anniston, Alabama, Saks High School caters to 419 students from grades 7 through 12, part of Calhoun County. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Calhoun County runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 7,997 students. Saks High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Saks High School records that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Calhoun County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. Roughly 72% of students at Saks High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Calhoun County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Saks High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Calhoun County) records that median household earnings sit near $55,029, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Saks High School is one of 38 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 16,686 students).

Nearest neighbor: EXCEL Academy, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Saks High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Saks High School has increased 11%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 48% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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