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West Morgan High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About West Morgan High School
West Morgan High School is one of the tight-knit 9-12 campuss in Trinity, Alabama, run under Morgan County, with 476 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so West Morgan High School sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.
West Morgan High School is one of 16 schools operated by Morgan County, a district that caters to 7,619 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, West Morgan High School lists that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Morgan County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Morgan High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.4%; this one comes in at 13.6%, -21.9 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Morgan County indicate median household income runs about $68,845, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Morgan County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,204 students), West Morgan High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: West Morgan Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Morgan High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Morgan High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.6%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 19%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 41% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Morgan County at a glance
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