Smiths Station High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Smiths Station, Alabama

Smiths Station High School in Smiths Station, Alabama enrolled 1,588 students in 2024-25 with 101.7 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Alabama high-school median of 17.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (Alabama: 90%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 23% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

1,286 students in 2022-23, 1,222 students in 2023-24, 1,588 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 77.8 to 101.7.

Students enrolled at Smiths Station High School by school year2022-23: 1,286, 2023-24: 1,222, 2024-25: 1,58805001k1.5k2k2022-231,2862023-241,2222024-251,588
Students enrolled at Smiths Station High School by school year2022-23: 1,286, 2023-24: 1,222, 2024-25: 1,58805001k1.5k2k2022-231,2862023-241,2222024-251,588
Students enrolled at Smiths Station High School by school year2022-23: 1,286, 2023-24: 1,222, 2024-25: 1,58805001k1.5k2k2022-231,2862023-241,2222024-251,588
Students enrolled at Smiths Station High School by school year2022-23: 1,286, 2023-24: 1,222, 2024-25: 1,58805001k1.5k2k2022-231,2862023-241,2222024-251,588
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,28677.816.5
2023-241,22280.815.1
2024-251,588101.715.6

15.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 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; This school 15.6; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; This school 15.6; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; This school 15.6; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; This school 15.6; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state 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).

10 AP courses and one counselor per 434 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Smiths Station High School enrolled 1,302 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 90 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 434 of the 1,302 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions90
  • Chronically absent35.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.1% of students were White, 19.8% Black, 8.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White63.1%
  2. Black19.8%
  3. Hispanic8.7%
  4. Two or more races7.7%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%
  7. American Indian0.1%

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 Smiths Station High School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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, 2021-2229%50%47.3%
Math, 2022-2318%29% (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

86% of the 439 students in Smiths Station 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 rate86%88%90%
Students in the class43967652,928

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.

High schools in Smiths Station

2 public high schools in Smiths Station report 2024-25 enrollment; Smiths Station High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Smiths Station High School1,58815.639.0%
Smith Station Freshman Center46317.049.9%

All public schools in Smiths Station →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Smiths Station High School

  1. Smith Station Freshman CenterThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 463 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Central High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 1,579 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
  3. Compare Smiths Station High School with Smith Station Freshman CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lee County Schools spends per student$12,566 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,566
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaSmiths Station High School is the number 19 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#19 of 319
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.15.6:1
  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 Smiths Station High School

  1. How many students attend Smiths Station High School?
    1,588 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,286 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Smiths Station, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Smiths Station High School?
    15.6 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 Smiths Station High School a Title I school?
    Smiths Station High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Smiths Station High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Smiths Station High School scored proficient or above: 29% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 Smiths Station High School?
    86% of the 439 students in Smiths Station 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 Smiths Station High School in?
    Lee County Schools, NCES district ID 0102070. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010207000795 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.

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