Enrollment
183
High
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENEVA COUNTY·NCES 010166000571
Samson High School
209 N Broad St, Samson, AL 36477 · (334) 898-2371 · Geneva County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
112 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 51 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 18% |
Student demographics
42%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
17.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Samson High School
Samson High School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samson High School this school | 183 | 61.2% | 22.0% |
| EXCEL Academy Anniston | 196 | 60.2% | 18.1% |
| Cherokee High School Cherokee | 206 | 63.6% | 26.9% |
| Geneva County High School Hartford | 234 | 55.6% | 21.9% |
| Phillips High School Bear Creek | 200 | 67.0% | 26.3% |
| Hackleburg High School Hackleburg | 265 | 58.1% | 44.1% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 Samson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #193 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #98 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #242 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #311 of 319 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #119 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #76 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high 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
183
0 (0%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 183 | 12 | 15.3:1 | 61% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 11.9 | 16.1:1 | 76% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 11.3 | 16.7:1 | 77% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 66% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 64% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 12 | 21.3:1 | 71% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 61% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 50% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (214 to 183); teachers unchanged (12 to 12).
About Samson High School
Samson High School is a very small high school in Samson, Alabama, under Geneva County. It reported 183 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in Alabama enroll about 682 students on average.
Geneva County has 9 schools; together they serve 2,814 students.
The student body at Samson High School is 75% White. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Geneva County, the White share is about 84%. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Samson High School are from different groups.
Based on 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, Samson High School has a ratio of 15.3:1. The average for high schools in Alabama, 17.2:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Samson High School trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 17.5 points (22.0% versus 39.5%), a bottom-10% result in Alabama on BeatsExpectations.
Geneva County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $52,771 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Samson High School shares Geneva County with 12 other public schools.
Samson Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Samson High School ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Samson High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show 183 students in 2020-21 and 183 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 15.3 students per teacher, compared with 18.3 in 2020-21.
Samson High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Geneva County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,887
Census ACS
Median income
$52,771
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,043 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geneva County
- Slocomb Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Geneva County Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Samson Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Slocomb High SchoolHigh · 354 students
- Slocomb Middle SchoolMiddle · 265 students
- Geneva County High SchoolHigh · 234 students
Other schools in Samson
- Samson Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Samson Middle SchoolMiddle · 156 students
Nearby schools
- Samson Middle School0.0 mi · 156
- Samson Elementary School0.5 mi · 361
- Kinston School10.1 mi · 524
- Mulkey Elementary School10.7 mi · 562
- Geneva High School11.2 mi · 369
- Geneva Middle School11.3 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Samson High SchoolHow many students attend Samson High School?
Samson High School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Samson High School serve?
Samson High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Samson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Samson High School is approximately 15.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Samson High School?
At Samson High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Samson High School public or private?
Samson High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Geneva County.
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