Tanner High School

Set in Tanner, Alabama, Tanner High School is a compact four-year high school, one of the schools within Limestone County. It caters to 410 students across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so Tanner High School sits 40% below that benchmark.

Limestone County runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 16,694 students. Tanner High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Tanner High School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 29% White, 25% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Limestone County as a whole is about 8% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Tanner High School reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Limestone County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tanner High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.8%; this one delivers 21.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Limestone County shows median household income runs about $83,629, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tanner High School is one of 27 public schools in Limestone County (combined enrollment of about 24,258 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tanner Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tanner High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 39.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Tanner High School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 410). White enrollment moved from 37% to 29% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.