Sand Rock High School

Located at 1950 Sand Rock Avenue, in Sand Rock, Alabama, Sand Rock High School is a middle-of-the-pack combined-grade school that instructs 783 students (grades pre-K through 12), one of the schools within Cherokee County.

Within Cherokee County, which oversees 7 schools and 3,860 students, Sand Rock High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sand Rock High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Cherokee County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sand Rock High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.

In the surrounding community, Cherokee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,863 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Sand Rock High School is one of 8 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 3,860 students).

Collinsville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sand Rock High School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sand Rock High School has fell 5%, going from 823 students in 2018 to 783 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

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