Enrollment
305
High
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMASVILLE CITY·NCES 010330001248
Thomasville High School
777 Gates Dr, Thomasville, AL 36784 · (334) 636-4451 · Clarke County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Alabama public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
188 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 79 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Thomasville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Schools most like Thomasville High School
Thomasville High School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville High School this school | 305 | 61.6% | 25.7% |
| Hale County High School Moundville | 354 | 57.1% | 9.8% |
| Winterboro High School Alpine | 380 | 66.6% | 25.2% |
| Goshen High School Goshen | 356 | 61.0% | 32.2% |
| Childersburg High School Childersburg | 374 | 67.4% | 17.6% |
| Central High School Rockford | 354 | 66.7% | 24.2% |
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 Thomasville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #171 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #142 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #194 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #273 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #284 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #121 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #114 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #75 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. 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
-43 (-12%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 14.9 | 20.4:1 | 62% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 58% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 58% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 53% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 62% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 61% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 56% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 37% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 29 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomasville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (357 to 305); teachers down 45% (27 to 14.9).
About Thomasville High School
Thomasville High School is one of the public schools in Thomasville, Alabama. It is a small high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 305 students on the rolls. High schools in Alabama average about 682 students, which makes this school 55% below average.
Thomasville High School is one of 3 schools in Thomasville City, which enrolls 1,013 students in total.
About 56% of the student body at Thomasville High School is Black. Other groups make up 41% White. County-wide, 45% of Clarke County residents are Black. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at Thomasville High School are from different groups.
The school's 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. High schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.2:1. At Thomasville High School, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Clarke County report 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Thomasville High School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Alabama public high schools.
Thomasville High School scores 25.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clarke County show that the median household earns about $49,249 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Clarke County has 10 public schools with about 3,143 students, including Thomasville High School.
Among nearby public schools, Thomasville Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Thomasville High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The school's 25.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Thomasville High School enrolled 348 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 305. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.4:1 to 20.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Thomasville High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,543
Census ACS
Median income
$49,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thomasville City
- Thomasville Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Thomasville Middle SchoolMiddle · 281 students
Other schools in Thomasville
- Thomasville Elementary SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Thomasville Middle SchoolMiddle · 281 students
Other Thomasville High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Thomasville High. Thomasville High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Thomasville High SchoolThomasville, GA · 742 students
- Thomasville HighThomasville, NC · 590 students
Nearby schools
- Thomasville Middle School0.1 mi · 281
- Thomasville Elementary School0.3 mi · 427
- F S Ervin Elementary School10.3 mi · 197
- Marengo High School12.0 mi · 223
- Grove Hill Elementary School12.6 mi · 348
- Clarke County High School12.6 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Thomasville High SchoolHow large is Thomasville High School?
Thomasville High School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Thomasville High School serve?
Thomasville High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Thomasville High School?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Thomasville High School.
What is the student diversity at Thomasville High School?
Student demographics at Thomasville High School are roughly 41% White, 2% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Thomasville High School public or private?
Thomasville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Thomasville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.