Other / mixed grade configuration · Spring Garden, AL

Spring Garden High School

Federal NCES profile for Spring Garden High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 010063000283
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👥 S:T ratio
33
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
27
📋 Attendance
62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Spring Garden High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Alabama median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Alabama schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
16.7:1
students per teacher
58.1%
free-lunch eligible
550
students enrolled

Spring Garden High School has class sizes near the Alabama median. Computed live against every Alabama school reporting to NCES.

School address

Spring Garden, AL 36275
District: Cherokee County · Alabama

NCES ID 010063000283 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-21 students YoY

Spring Garden High School held near 540 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-21 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 33.2 → 32.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-21 students YoY 010063000283 · Spring Garden, AL Other · MID · TRAD

550 enr · 16.7:1 · 58.1% lunch · RII 48

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

Spring Garden High School held near 540 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-21 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 33.2 → 32.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Alabama schools → · Find another →

Spring Garden High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Spring Garden High School reports 550 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 Spring Garden High School compares

Spring Garden 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 16.7:1 ▼ 6% 17.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 58.1% ▼ 1% 58.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 550 top 37% - -

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

16.7:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
550
Bigger than 68% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
58.1%
free-lunch eligible - 1% below the Alabama average of 58.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.7:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 39% in Alabama - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
15.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
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
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 367 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.2%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%
Two or More 2.4%
African American 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 94.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.1, Spring Garden 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 Spring Garden High School Compares to District-Mates

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

Comparisons are relative to Spring Garden 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 (~550 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Spring Garden High School

How many students attend Spring Garden High School?

Spring Garden High School has 550 students enrolled. It is a public school in Spring Garden, AL. CCD year-over-year: 561 (2022-23) → 540 (2023-24), nearly flat (-21).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Garden High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Spring Garden High School is 16.7:1, which is 6% lower than the Alabama average of 17.7:1 and 6% higher 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 Spring Garden High School?

58.1% of students at Spring Garden High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Alabama average of 58.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Spring Garden High School?

The largest demographic group at Spring Garden High School is White at 94.2% of enrollment, in Spring Garden, AL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Spring Garden High School?

Spring Garden High School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical 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 Spring Garden 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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