Scottsboro High School

Set in Scottsboro, Alabama, Scottsboro High School is a moderately sized secondary school, part of Scottsboro City. It hosts 727 students across grades 9 through 12.

Across the 5 schools in Scottsboro City (2,457 students total), Scottsboro High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Scottsboro High School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Scottsboro High School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 51%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Scottsboro High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.1%; actual is 33.7%, a gap of -19.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household earnings sit near $51,908, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Jackson County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,616 students), of which Scottsboro High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Caldwell Elementary School, around 1.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Scottsboro High School. On composite proficiency, Scottsboro High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.6%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Scottsboro High School's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 808 (now 727). White enrollment moved from 86% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.