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Selma High School

2180 Broad St, Selma, AL 36701 · (334) 874-1683 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
Enrollment
680
High
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
592 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 917225%
Grade 1016424%
Grade 1117826%
Grade 1216624%
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
66498%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
34851%
Female
33249%

School pathway

Feeds from
The RBHudson STEAM Academy07–08
Based on grade levels within Selma City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
19.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.8%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 →

Where Selma High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
14.3%#243 of 305
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
4.8%#265 of 305
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#230 of 305
Enrollment
ranked largest first
680#116 of 319
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.6:1#242 of 307
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
4.6%#304 of 307
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
87.1%#10 of 317
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.0%#61 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
680
-89 (-12%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,185
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2568036.518.6:187% (592)
2023-2468740.517.0:185% (586)
2022-237193818.9:185% (613)
2020-217693919.7:185% (656)
2017-188193225.6:185% (698)
2015-168893922.8:165% (580)
2010-119935617.7:181% (806)
2000-011,0746716.0:172% (774)
1990-911,1857416.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selma High School.

About Selma High School

Selma High School is a high school in Selma, Alabama, and it is part of Selma City. Its enrollment is 680 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.

Selma City is the district for Selma High School. It has 8 schools and 2,301 students.

The share of students at Selma High School who are Black is 98%. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 70% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.

There are about 18.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Selma High School, which has 36.5. The school's 18.6:1 compares with an average of 17.2:1 for high schools in Alabama. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 87%. Public schools in Dallas County average a similar 85%.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 14.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 20.7%.

In the surrounding county, Dallas County, the median household earns about $35,627 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Selma High School, Dallas County has 23 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Selma High School is closest to Saints Virtual Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Selma High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 24.6% on proficiency, and Selma High School is below that at 14.3%.

Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% decline, from 769 to 680. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.7:1 to 18.6:1.

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Dallas County at a glance

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Population
36,858
Census ACS
Median income
$35,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,584 students

Quick facts

School name
Selma High School
District
Selma City
Address
2180 Broad St, Selma, AL 36701
Phone
(334) 874-1683
County
Dallas County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
680
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
18.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
592 (87%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
010297001160
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Selma High School
What is the total enrollment at Selma High School?
Selma High School enrolls approximately 680 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Selma High School serve?
Selma High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Selma High School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Selma High School.
How diverse is Selma High School?
Selma High School reports a student body of 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Selma High School?
Selma High School is overseen by Selma City in Dallas County.
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