Sparkman Ninth Grade School

Sparkman Ninth Grade School operates as an average-sized high school in Harvest, Alabama, overseen by Madison County. Current enrollment sits at 621 students spanning grade 9.

Madison County comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 20,691 students; Sparkman Ninth Grade School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sparkman Ninth Grade School records that the largest single group is White at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Sparkman Ninth Grade School records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Sparkman Ninth Grade School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Madison County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $86,499 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Madison County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students), Sparkman Ninth Grade School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sparkman High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Sparkman Ninth Grade School.

Sparkman Ninth Grade School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 578 students in 2018 compared to 621 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 42% across the same window.

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