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Enrollment
589
Combined
DISTRICT 716 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILTON COUNTY·NCES 010066000288
Verbena High School
202 County Road 510, Verbena, AL 36091 · (205) 280-2820 · Chilton County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
392 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
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
37.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Verbena High School
Verbena High School's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verbena High School this school | 589 | 66.6% | 26.1% |
| Red Level School Red Level | 535 | 63.7% | 34.3% |
| Ragland High School Ragland | 411 | 67.6% | 31.5% |
| Highland Home School Highland Home | 746 | 64.6% | 31.6% |
| Section High School Section | 503 | 58.4% | 43.0% |
| Wadley High School Wadley | 372 | 59.7% | 29.0% |
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 Verbena High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #51 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #49 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #53 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #25 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #53 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #33 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #18 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #30 of 37 |
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
589
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 589 | 31.2 | 18.9:1 | 67% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 33.2 | 17.4:1 | 83% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 32.2 | 18.4:1 | 82% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 67% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 25.7 | 23.7:1 | 72% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 67% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 68% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 58% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 36 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verbena High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (608 to 589); teachers up 21% (25.7 to 31.2).
About Verbena High School
Verbena High School is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. It is located in Verbena, Alabama. Total enrollment is 589 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 12.
Verbena High School is a school in Chilton County. The district has 12 schools and 7,921 students.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Verbena High School. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Chilton County, where about 81% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
Verbena High School reports a ratio of 18.9 students per teacher, from 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama is 1.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Verbena High School, 67% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Chilton County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Alabama public K-12 schools, Verbena High School outscored 8%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.6% at Verbena High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.1%.
The school's county is Chilton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,603, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Chilton County's 14 public schools enroll about 7,921 students and include Verbena High School.
Among nearby public schools, Marbury Middle School is closest at about 3.9 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 6. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Verbena High School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Verbena High School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 37 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 17.3:1 to 18.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Verbena High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Thorsby High SchoolCombined · 895 students
- Chilton County High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Isabella High SchoolCombined · 789 students
- Jemison Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Jemison High SchoolHigh · 702 students
Nearby schools
- Marbury Middle School3.9 mi · 422
- Chilton County High School7.9 mi · 833
- Clanton Middle School7.9 mi · 401
- Clanton Elementary School8.1 mi · 942
- Clanton Intermediate School8.1 mi · 630
- Marbury High School9.1 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About Verbena High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Verbena High School?
Verbena High School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-12.
Is Verbena High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Verbena High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Verbena High School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Verbena High School.
How diverse is Verbena High School?
Verbena High School reports a student body of 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Verbena High School?
Verbena High School is overseen by Chilton County in Chilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.