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Vina High School

8250 County Road 23, Vina, AL 35593 · (256) 331-2260 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Enrollment
257
Combined
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 673
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
159 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K62%
Kindergarten218%
Grade 1156%
Grade 2166%
Grade 3249%
Grade 4177%
Grade 5187%
Grade 6239%
Grade 7197%
Grade 82610%
Grade 9156%
Grade 10197%
Grade 11187%
Grade 12208%
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
24294%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
42%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
13051%
Female
12749%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
58.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
29.1%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% 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 →

Where Vina High School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.1%#26 of 62
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.1%#30 of 62
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.5%#23 of 62
Enrollment
ranked largest first
257#57 of 69
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#5 of 61
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
11.2%#53 of 61
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.9%#24 of 65
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.9%#20 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
257
-15 (-6%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525718.513.9:162% (159)
2023-2427420.513.4:166% (182)
2022-232702112.9:168% (183)
2020-212721914.3:150% (137)
2017-1828220.713.6:168% (192)
2015-163252115.5:132% (104)
2010-113302712.2:171% (234)
2000-013122114.9:156% (174)
1990-913442116.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vina High School.

About Vina High School

As a very small school serving multiple grade levels, Vina High School serves students in Vina, Alabama. Its grade span covers pre-K through 12, with 257 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 673 students for combined schools in Alabama.

Franklin County is responsible for 9 schools, Vina High School included, with 3,563 students in all.

Roughly 94% of students at Vina High School are White. Other groups make up 2% multiracial. County-wide, 75% of Franklin County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.

The school's 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. Combined schools in Alabama average 17.9:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.0%.

Census data for Franklin County show median household income comes to about $53,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,178, Vina High School among them.

Red Bay High School sits about 6.1 miles from Vina High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Vina High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.

Vina High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.

A 6% decline took enrollment from 272 in 2020-21 to 257 in 2024-25.

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Franklin County at a glance

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Population
31,966
Census ACS
Median income
$53,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,178 students

Quick facts

School name
Vina High School
District
Franklin County
Address
8250 County Road 23, Vina, AL 35593
Phone
(256) 331-2260
County
Franklin County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
257
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
159 (62%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
010159000548
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Vina High School
How many students attend Vina High School?
Vina High School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-12.
Is Vina High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vina High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Vina High School have?
Vina High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Vina High School?
Student demographics at Vina High School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Vina High School in?
Vina High School is part of Franklin County.
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