West Morgan High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Trinity, Alabama
West Morgan High School in Trinity, Alabama enrolled 476 students in 2024-25 with 25.8 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Alabama high-school median of 17.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Alabama: 90%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
438 students in 2022-23, 486 students in 2023-24, 476 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.7 to 25.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 438 | 25.7 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 25.9 | 18.8 |
| 2024-25 | 476 | 25.8 | 18.4 |
18.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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).
4 AP courses and one counselor per 435 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Morgan High School enrolled 435 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 41 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses4
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 435 of the 435 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions41
- Chronically absent17.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.4% of students were White, 41.2% Hispanic, 5.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White50.4%
- Hispanic41.2%
- Black5.9%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian0.6%
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 West Morgan High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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 | 10‑14% | 47% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 6‑9% | 28% (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
90-94% of the 101 students in West Morgan 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 | 90‑94% | 91% | 90% |
| Students in the class | 101 | 564 | 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.
High schools in Trinity
3 public high schools in Trinity report 2024-25 enrollment; West Morgan High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Morgan High School | 476 | 18.4 | 63.9% |
| East Lawrence High School | 408 | 15.5 | 63.0% |
| Lawrence County Developmental | 21 | not reported | 66.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Morgan High School
- Austin High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 999 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Austin Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.1 miles away: 664 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
- Compare West Morgan High School with Austin High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Morgan County Schools spends per student$11,920 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,920
- The largest public schools in AlabamaWest Morgan High School is the number 184 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#184 of 319
- Alabama schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.18.4:1
- 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 West Morgan High School
How many students attend West Morgan High School?
476 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 438 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Trinity, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Morgan High School?
18.4 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 West Morgan High School a Title I school?
West Morgan High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Morgan High School do on state tests?
The students tested at West Morgan High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% 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 West Morgan High School?
90-94% of the 101 students in West Morgan 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 West Morgan High School in?
Morgan County Schools, NCES district ID 0102480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010248001052 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.