Winfield High School

Winfield High School is a senior high of modestly sized scale in Winfield, Alabama, part of Winfield City, instructing 344 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 682.

Across the 3 schools in Winfield City (1,204 students total), Winfield High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Winfield High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder comes out to 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Marion County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Winfield High School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Marion County (around 55%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Winfield High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $50,088, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Winfield High School is one of 14 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 4,506 students).

Nearest neighbor: Winfield Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Winfield High School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 36.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Winfield High School's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 344). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

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