Sweet Water High School

Located at 440 Main Street, in Sweet Water, Alabama, Sweet Water High School is a medium-sized multi-level school that hosts 600 students (grades pre-K through 12), part of Marengo County.

Sweet Water High School is one of 3 schools operated by Marengo County, a district that educates 965 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Sweet Water High School lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder breaks down as 35% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Marengo County as a whole is about 45% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Sweet Water High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.6%, the actual is 46.1%, a residual of +4.5 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Marengo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $43,825 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Marengo County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,270 students), of which Sweet Water High School is one.

Marengo High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.9 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Sweet Water High School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 37.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sweet Water High School has held roughly steady, going from 601 students in 2018 to 600 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.