Wellborn High School

Wellborn High School, a compact four-year high school in Anniston, Alabama, one of the schools within Calhoun County, works with 425 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 38% smaller than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Wellborn High School is one of 17 schools operated by Calhoun County, a district that serves 7,997 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Wellborn High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 13% Black, 13% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Calhoun County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Calhoun County's rate of about 58%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wellborn High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 26.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Calhoun County put the typical household earns roughly $55,029 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Calhoun County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,686 students), Wellborn High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wellborn Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wellborn High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wellborn High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.3%.

Wellborn High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 542 students in 2018 compared to 425 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 3% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.