Winterboro High School

Winterboro High School, a cozy four-year high school in Alpine, Alabama, overseen by Talladega County, educates 380 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so Winterboro High School sits 44% below that benchmark.

Winterboro High School is one of 17 schools operated by Talladega County, a district that enrolls 7,321 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Winterboro High School lists that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 40% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Talladega County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Winterboro High School shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Winterboro High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.6%, the actual is 25.2%, a residual of -10.4 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Talladega County indicate median household income runs about $57,776, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Winterboro High School is one of 33 public schools in Talladega County (combined enrollment of about 10,973 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sycamore School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Winterboro High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.0%.

Winterboro High School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Winterboro High School's enrollment has rose 16% since 2018, when it stood at 327 (now 380). The White share of enrollment fell from 52% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.