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Enrollment
895
Combined
DISTRICT 716 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILTON COUNTY·NCES 010066000270
Thorsby High School
54 Opportunity Dr, Thorsby, AL 35171 · (205) 280-4880 · Chilton County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL895 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
373 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
31.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Thorsby High School
Thorsby High School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thorsby High School this school | 895 | 41.7% | 38.2% |
| Isabella High School Maplesville | 789 | 44.7% | 38.5% |
| Horseshoe Bend High School New Site | 776 | 42.1% | 45.4% |
| North Sand Mountain School Higdon | 694 | 39.3% | 49.4% |
| Sand Rock High School Sand Rock | 783 | 46.6% | 40.8% |
| South Lamar School Millport | 624 | 44.4% | 57.1% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 Thorsby High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #38 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #23 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #36 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 895 | #7 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #60 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #34 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #61 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.4% | #3 of 21 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
895
+212 (+31%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 895 | 44.2 | 20.3:1 | 42% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 847 | 40.2 | 21.1:1 | 64% (542) |
| 2022-23 | 771 | 39.2 | 19.7:1 | 64% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 683 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 39% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 30.7 | 20.9:1 | 55% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 54% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 900 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 57% (513) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 35% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thorsby High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (642 to 895); teachers up 44% (30.7 to 44.2).
About Thorsby High School
Thorsby High School is a medium-sized combined-grade school in Thorsby, Alabama, one of the schools in Chilton County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 895 students in pre-K through 12. The average for combined schools in Alabama is about 673 students, so this school is 33% larger than average.
Chilton County counts 12 schools and 7,921 students, including Thorsby High School.
At Thorsby High School, White students make up 82% of the student body. The school is also 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 81% White share among all Chilton County residents. Thorsby High School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1 at Thorsby High School, with 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 42%. Across public schools in Chilton County, the average is 57%.
Thorsby High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (38.2%) and its predicted rate (53.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
In the county around the school, Chilton County, median household income is about $65,603, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Thorsby High School is among the 14 public schools in Chilton County.
Nearby, Jemison Middle School is about 3.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. On average proficiency, Thorsby High School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Thorsby High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 31%, from 683 to 895.
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Chilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,992
Census ACS
Median income
$65,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chilton County
- Clanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 942 students
- Chilton County High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Isabella High SchoolCombined · 789 students
- Jemison Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Jemison High SchoolHigh · 702 students
- Clanton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 630 students
Nearby schools
- Jemison Middle School3.9 mi · 328
- Jemison High School4.0 mi · 702
- Jemison Elementary School4.8 mi · 752
- Jemison Intermediate School4.9 mi · 468
- Isabella High School7.1 mi · 789
- Clanton Intermediate School8.5 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Thorsby High SchoolHow many students attend Thorsby High School?
Thorsby High School enrolls approximately 895 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Thorsby High School serve?
Thorsby High School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Thorsby High School have?
Thorsby High School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Thorsby High School?
Student demographics at Thorsby High School are roughly 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Thorsby High School in?
Thorsby High School is part of Chilton County.
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