Wadley High School

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Wadley, Alabama

Wadley High School in Wadley, Alabama enrolled 372 students in 2024-25 with 23.3 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Alabama median of 16.6. 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, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

414 students in 2022-23, 406 students in 2023-24, 372 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.0 to 23.3.

Students enrolled at Wadley High School by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 37202004006002022-234142023-244062024-25372
Students enrolled at Wadley High School by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 37202004006002022-234142023-244062024-25372
Students enrolled at Wadley High School by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 37202004006002022-234142023-244062024-25372
Students enrolled at Wadley High School by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 406, 2024-25: 37202004006002022-234142023-244062024-25372
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341424.017.3
2023-2440622.518.0
2024-2537223.315.9

15.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Alabama schools of this kind

Among the 78 Alabama schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; Wadley High School 15.9; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherWadley High School 15.9state median 16.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; Wadley High School 15.9; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherWadley High School 15.9state median 16.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; Wadley High School 15.9; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherWadley High School 15.9state median 16.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Alabama other schools, 2024-2578 values from 5.0 to 38.0; Wadley High School 15.9; state median 16.6.010203040students per full-time teacherWadley High School 15.9state median 16.6U.S. 13.8

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).

One counselor per 374 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wadley High School enrolled 374 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 14 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 374 of the 374 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions14
  • Chronically absent12.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.1% of students were White, 16.4% Black, 9.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White69.1%
  2. Black16.4%
  3. Hispanic9.9%
  4. Two or more races4.0%
  5. American Indian0.5%

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 Wadley High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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, 2021-2235‑39%42%47.3%
Math, 2022-2315‑19%15% (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

80% or more of the 27 students in Wadley 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 rate80% or more85‑89%90%
Students in the class2715752,928

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 Wadley High School

  1. Horseshoe Bend High SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 15 miles away: 776 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  2. Compare Wadley High School with Horseshoe Bend High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  3. How much Randolph County School System spends per student$12,353 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,353
  4. The largest public schools in AlabamaWadley High School is the number 57 by size of 85 Alabama schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#57 of 85
  5. Alabama schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.6 for schools of this kind.15.9:1
  6. 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 Wadley High School

  1. How many students attend Wadley High School?
    372 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 414 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Wadley, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wadley High School?
    15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for schools of this kind is 16.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wadley High School a Title I school?
    Wadley 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 Wadley High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wadley High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 Wadley High School?
    80% or more of the 27 students in Wadley 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 Wadley High School in?
    Randolph County School System, NCES district ID 0102820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010282001123 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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