Kate D Smith DAR High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Grant, Alabama
Kate D Smith DAR High School in Grant, Alabama enrolled 372 students in 2024-25 with 21.5 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Alabama high-school median of 17.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Alabama: 90%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
394 students in 2022-23, 397 students in 2023-24, 372 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.5 to 21.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 394 | 23.5 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 23.5 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 372 | 21.5 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Alabama high schools
Among the 313 Alabama high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
7 AP courses and one counselor per 416 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kate D Smith DAR High School enrolled 416 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses7
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 416 of the 416 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent14.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.3% of students were White, 4.6% Hispanic, 2.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White90.3%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Asian1.6%
- American Indian1.1%
- Black0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Kate D Smith DAR High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑44% | 41% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 20% (2021-22) | 29.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 91 students in Kate D Smith DAR High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 90% | 90% |
| Students in the class | 91 | 444 | 52,928 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Kate D Smith DAR High School
- New Hope High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 8.5 miles away: 598 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.5 mi
- Scottsboro High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 727 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Kate D Smith DAR High School with New Hope High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Marshall County School District spends per student$13,172 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,172
- The largest public schools in AlabamaKate D Smith DAR High School is the number 241 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#241 of 319
- Alabama schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.17.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Kate D Smith DAR High School
How many students attend Kate D Smith DAR High School?
372 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 394 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Grant, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kate D Smith DAR High School?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for high schools is 17.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Kate D Smith DAR High School a Title I school?
Kate D Smith DAR High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Kate D Smith DAR High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Kate D Smith DAR High School scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Kate D Smith DAR High School?
95% or more of the 91 students in Kate D Smith DAR High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Kate D Smith DAR High School in?
Marshall County School District, NCES district ID 0100006. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010000600883 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.