Enrollment
305
High
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHEFFIELD CITY·NCES 010300001164
Sheffield High School
2800 19th Ave, Sheffield, AL 35660 · (256) 383-6052 · Colbert County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
216 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 100 | 33% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 20% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sheffield City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
11.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
5.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
10.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% 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 Sheffield High School
Sheffield High School's state test result (10.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield High School this school | 305 | 70.8% | 10.1% |
| Houston County High School Columbia | 322 | 74.2% | 34.2% |
| Central High School Rockford | 354 | 66.7% | 24.2% |
| Elba High School Elba | 224 | 68.8% | 26.1% |
| W S Neal High School East Brewton | 370 | 69.5% | 12.8% |
| Winterboro High School Alpine | 380 | 66.6% | 25.2% |
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 Sheffield High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Colbert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #266 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #253 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #265 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #272 of 319 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #50 of 307 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #24 of 307 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #69 of 317 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #67 of 130 | N/A |
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
305
+64 (+27%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 382
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 305 | 20.3 | 15.1:1 | 71% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 21.3 | 13.2:1 | 66% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 21.8 | 12.8:1 | 66% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 66% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 23.5 | 11.9:1 | 66% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 23 | 12.6:1 | 43% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 29 | 10.6:1 | 64% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 49% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 382 | 25 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sheffield High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (280 to 305); teachers down 14% (23.5 to 20.3).
About Sheffield High School
Sheffield High School is a small high school that serves part of Sheffield, Alabama. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 305 students. Against the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 55% lower.
The district for Sheffield High School is Sheffield City, with 4 schools and 1,029 students.
White students form the largest group at Sheffield High School, 44% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 38% Black, 9% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. In Colbert County overall, about 77% of residents are White. Sheffield High School has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Sheffield High School is 20.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.1:1. Among high schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.2:1. The school counts 216 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 71%. The rate at public schools in Colbert County averages 50%, lower than here.
After accounting for student poverty, Sheffield High School is in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 10.1% is 22.4 points below the 32.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Colbert County has these Census figures: median household income is about $60,628, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Sheffield High School is among the 25 public schools in Colbert County.
Sheffield Junior High School is the public school closest to Sheffield High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Sheffield High School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 305 was 27% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 241. Students per teacher rose from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
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Colbert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,022
Census ACS
Median income
$60,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sheffield City
- WA Threadgill Primary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- L E Willson Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Sheffield Junior High SchoolMiddle · 127 students
Other schools in Sheffield
- WA Threadgill Primary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- L E Willson Elementary SchoolElementary · 253 students
- Sheffield Junior High SchoolMiddle · 127 students
Other Sheffield High schools
One other US public school is named Sheffield High. Sheffield High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sheffield HighMemphis, TN · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Sheffield Junior High School0.1 mi · 127
- WA Threadgill Primary School0.2 mi · 344
- L E Willson Elementary School0.4 mi · 253
- Deshler Middle School2.1 mi · 336
- Deshler High School2.2 mi · 488
- Highland Park Elementary School2.6 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Sheffield High SchoolHow many students attend Sheffield High School?
Sheffield High School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sheffield High School serve?
Sheffield High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sheffield High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sheffield High School is approximately 15.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sheffield High School?
At Sheffield High School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 9% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Sheffield High School?
Sheffield High School is overseen by Sheffield City in Colbert County.
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