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Gaylesville High School

Federal NCES profile for Gaylesville High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 010063000279
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0/100100/10058/100
👥 S:T ratio
43
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
32
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Gaylesville High School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Alabama schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Alabama schools.

58
Resource Index · Higher
14.2:1
small classes for Alabama
73.4%
free-lunch eligible
341
students enrolled

Gaylesville High School has class sizes smaller than 90% of Alabama schools. Computed live against every Alabama school reporting to NCES.

School address

Gaylesville, AL 35973
District: Cherokee County · Alabama

NCES ID 010063000279 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-15 students YoY

Gaylesville High School held near 361 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-15 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 24.2 → 24.7 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-15 students YoY 010063000279 · Gaylesville, AL Other · SMALL · TRAD

341 enr · 14.2:1 · 73.4% lunch · RII 58

Nearest enrollment peer: Sand Rock High School (783 students)

Gaylesville High School held near 361 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-15 headcount). Teacher FTE added 24.2 → 24.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Alabama schools → · Find another →

Gaylesville High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Gaylesville High School reports 341 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Gaylesville High School compares

Gaylesville High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Alabama and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Alabama Alabama avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.2:1 ▼ 20% 17.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 73.4% ▲ 25% 58.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 341 top 75% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.2:1
Leaner classes than 55% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
341
Bigger than 38% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
73.4%
free-lunch eligible - 25% above the Alabama average of 58.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14.2:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 10% in Alabama - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
4.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$13,179
per pupil, district-wide - below Alabama avg of $13,538
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 341 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
20
in-school suspensions + 26 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 96.8%
African American 1.2%
Two or More 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino 0.9%

Largest group: White at 96.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.3, Gaylesville High School is less mixed than the Alabama school average of 42.5.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Cherokee County reports $13,179 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Gaylesville High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Sand Rock High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Centre Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Cedar Bluff High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Spring Garden High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Centre Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Gaylesville High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Cherokee County · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~341 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Gaylesville High School

How many students attend Gaylesville High School?

Gaylesville High School has 341 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gaylesville, AL. CCD year-over-year: 376 (2022-23) → 361 (2023-24), nearly flat (-15).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Gaylesville High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Gaylesville High School is 14.2:1, which is 20% lower than the Alabama average of 17.7:1 and 10% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Gaylesville High School?

73.4% of students at Gaylesville High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Alabama average of 58.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gaylesville High School?

The largest demographic group at Gaylesville High School is White at 96.8% of enrollment, in Gaylesville, AL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Gaylesville High School?

Gaylesville High School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Cherokee County?

Besides Gaylesville High School, Cherokee County also operates Sand Rock High School (783 students), Centre Elementary School (665 students), and Cedar Bluff High School (623 students). See the Cherokee County district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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