Sardis High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Sardis City, Alabama

Sardis High School in Sardis City, Alabama enrolled 546 students in 2024-25 with 32.3 full-time teachers, 16.9 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, 20-24% 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%).

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

584 students in 2022-23, 585 students in 2023-24, 546 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.3 to 32.3.

Students enrolled at Sardis High School by school year2022-23: 584, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235842023-245852024-25546
Students enrolled at Sardis High School by school year2022-23: 584, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235842023-245852024-25546
Students enrolled at Sardis High School by school year2022-23: 584, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235842023-245852024-25546
Students enrolled at Sardis High School by school year2022-23: 584, 2023-24: 585, 2024-25: 54602004006002022-235842023-245852024-25546
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2358429.319.9
2023-2458532.318.1
2024-2554632.316.9

16.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 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.

Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Sardis High School 16.9; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherSardis High School 16.9state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Sardis High School 16.9; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherSardis High School 16.9state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Sardis High School 16.9; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherSardis High School 16.9state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Sardis High School 16.9; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherSardis High School 16.9state median 17.2U.S. 14.5

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).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 554 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sardis High School enrolled 554 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 554 of the 554 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions22
  • Chronically absent46.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.1% of students were White, 13.9% Hispanic, 5.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.1%
  2. Hispanic13.9%
  3. Two or more races5.1%
  4. Pacific Islander0.9%
  5. Black0.5%
  6. Asian0.2%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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 Sardis High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2220‑24%55%47.3%
Math, 2022-2310‑14%26% (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 141 students in Sardis 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtAlabama
Four-year graduation rate95% or more96%90%
Students in the class14157052,928

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 Sardis High School

  1. Boaz High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.4 miles away: 721 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  2. Albertville High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 7.6 miles away: 1,244 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
  3. Compare Sardis High School with Boaz High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Etowah County Board of Education spends per student$11,215 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,215
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaSardis High School is the number 151 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#151 of 319
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.16.9:1
  7. 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 Sardis High School

  1. How many students attend Sardis High School?
    546 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 584 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sardis City, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sardis High School?
    16.9 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.
  3. Is Sardis High School a Title I school?
    Sardis High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sardis High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sardis High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Sardis High School?
    95% or more of the 141 students in Sardis 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.
  6. What district is Sardis High School in?
    Etowah County Board of Education, NCES district ID 0101380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010138000505 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