Enrollment
340
High
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILCOX COUNTY·NCES 010351001780
Wilcox Central High School
1310 T L Threadgill Rd, Camden, AL 36726 · (334) 682-2032 · Wilcox County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
304 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 82 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 30% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wilcox County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
6.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
5.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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
6.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Wilcox Central High School
Wilcox Central High School's state test result (6.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcox Central High School this school | 340 | 89.4% | 6.9% |
| Southside High School Selma | 285 | 89.1% | 4.6% |
| Greensboro High School Greensboro | 276 | 84.1% | 8.1% |
| Midfield High School Midfield | 327 | 83.5% | 3.0% |
| Aliceville High School Aliceville | 338 | 82.0% | 12.2% |
| Sumter Central High School York | 526 | 85.2% | 14.5% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 Wilcox Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #290 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.1% | #261 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #293 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #262 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #97 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #301 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #5 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.7% | #11 of 164 |
Ranked against other public high 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
340
-118 (-26%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 838
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 89% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 19.2 | 18.3:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 29.2 | 13.5:1 | 100% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 27 | 20.6:1 | 100% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 66% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 100% (606) |
| 2000-01 | 746 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 92% (686) |
| 1990-91 | 838 | 44 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilcox Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (555 to 340); teachers down 22% (27 to 21).
About Wilcox Central High School
The public high school Wilcox Central High School is located in Camden, Alabama. The school reports 340 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students, so this school is 50% smaller than average.
Wilcox County counts 1,147 students in its 5 schools, and Wilcox Central High School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Wilcox Central High School is 97% Black. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 70%. Wilcox Central High School's diversity index is 5%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. On average, high schools in Alabama have 17.2:1, compared with 16.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Wilcox Central High School is 89%.
allk12 grades Wilcox Central High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 19.0% at Wilcox Central High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 6.9%.
Wilcox County has these Census figures: the median household income is $40,640, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 24%. Wilcox County is home to 6 public schools and about 1,147 public school students.
The shortest distance from Wilcox Central High School to another public school is about 1.8 miles, to Camden School Of Arts Technology. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Wilcox Central High School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Wilcox Central High School as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Wilcox Central High School's enrollment declined 26%, to 340. The school's ratio rose from 14.8:1 to 16.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Wilcox Central High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wilcox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,172
Census ACS
Median income
$40,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilcox County
- J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- F S Ervin Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- Camden School Of Arts TechnologyMiddle · 148 students
- ABC ElementaryElementary · 103 students
- Wilcox County Alternative SchoolCombined
Other schools in Camden
- J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Camden School Of Arts TechnologyMiddle · 148 students
- Wilcox County Alternative SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Camden School Of Arts Technology1.8 mi · 148
- J E Hobbs Elementary School2.3 mi · 359
- ABC Elementary13.2 mi · 103
- F S Ervin Elementary School16.1 mi · 197
- Monroe Intermediate School18.8 mi · 55
- J F Shields High School20.3 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Wilcox Central High SchoolHow large is Wilcox Central High School?
Wilcox Central High School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wilcox Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilcox Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Wilcox Central High School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Wilcox Central High School.
How diverse is Wilcox Central High School?
Wilcox Central High School reports a student body of 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Wilcox Central High School in?
Wilcox Central High School is part of Wilcox County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.