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Enrollment
503
Combined
DISTRICT 577 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY·NCES 010183000667
Section High School
141 AL Highway 71, Section, AL 35771 · (256) 228-6718 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
294 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
56.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Section High School
Section High School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section High School this school | 503 | 58.4% | 43.0% |
| Billingsley High School Billingsley | 586 | 57.7% | 33.4% |
| Lamar County HighIntermediate Vernon | 544 | 57.7% | 51.5% |
| Cedar Bluff High School Cedar Bluff | 623 | 56.0% | 46.5% |
| Wadley High School Wadley | 372 | 59.7% | 29.0% |
| Red Level School Red Level | 535 | 63.7% | 34.3% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 Section High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #24 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #26 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #30 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #40 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #20 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #20 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #30 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #23 of 37 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
503
-60 (-11%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 503 | 31.8 | 15.8:1 | 58% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 30.8 | 17.7:1 | 65% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 29.8 | 18.9:1 | 65% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 66% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 31.9 | 17.0:1 | 65% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 68% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 63% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 55% (305) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 31 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Section High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (544 to 503); teachers unchanged (31.9 to 31.8).
About Section High School
Section High School is a low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in Section, Alabama, one of the schools in Jackson County. Federal data show 503 students enrolled in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25. Combined schools in Alabama average about 673 students, which makes this school 25% below average.
Jackson County counts 5,159 students in its 16 schools, and Section High School is one of them.
The share of White students at Section High School is 72%, a majority. The remaining students are 18% Native American and 6% Hispanic. Census figures show Jackson County is about 88% White. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Section High School are from different groups.
There are about 15.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Section High School, which has 31.8. The school's 15.8:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for combined schools in Alabama. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 58%.
Section High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Alabama public K-12 schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.5% at Section High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.0%.
In the surrounding county, Jackson County, median household income comes to about $51,908, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 7,616 students.
Dutton Elementary School, about 4.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Section High School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 563 to 503. The school's ratio dropped from 19.4:1 to 15.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know Section High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,053
Census ACS
Median income
$51,908
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County
- North Sand Mountain SchoolCombined · 694 students
- Pisgah High SchoolCombined · 598 students
- Skyline High SchoolCombined · 586 students
- Woodville High SchoolCombined · 504 students
- North Jackson High SchoolHigh · 432 students
- Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Dutton Elementary School4.0 mi · 201
- Macedonia School4.6 mi · 138
- Thurston T Nelson Primary School5.0 mi · 257
- Collins Intermediate School5.8 mi · 538
- Scottsboro Junior High School6.1 mi · 356
- Caldwell Elementary School6.1 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Section High SchoolHow many students attend Section High School?
Section High School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-12.
Is Section High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Section High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Section High School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Section High School.
How diverse is Section High School?
Section High School reports a student body of 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Section High School?
Section High School is overseen by Jackson County in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.