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Marengo County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 964 students in Marengo County School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in Alabama.
Public High Schools in Marengo County School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Alabama public high school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Public High School in Marengo County School District have a Graduation Rate of 79%, which is less than the Alabama average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Sweet Water High School, with ≥90% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Alabama or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Alabama public high school average of 44% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
3 Schools
530 Schools
# Students
964 Students
276,642 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
13,659 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Marengo County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#98 out of 145 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
47%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.59
# American Indian Students
n/a
3,580 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
3,999 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
12 Students
24,535 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
9%
# Black Students
598 Students
81,554 Students
% Black Students
62%
30%
# White Students
343 Students
156,177 Students
% White Students
36%
57%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
314 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
5,991 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
2%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
51
2,039
# Students in K Grade:
73
4,002
# Students in 1st Grade:
77
3,833
# Students in 2nd Grade:
66
3,706
# Students in 3rd Grade:
65
3,830
# Students in 4th Grade:
55
4,051
# Students in 5th Grade:
67
4,348
# Students in 6th Grade:
56
6,249
# Students in 7th Grade:
73
11,537
# Students in 8th Grade:
99
13,066
# Students in 9th Grade:
67
61,981
# Students in 10th Grade:
64
55,334
# Students in 11th Grade:
76
52,325
# Students in 12th Grade:
75
50,341
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,672 is higher than the state median of $12,931. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,052 is higher than the state median of $12,150. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue (20-21)
$14 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending (20-21)
$14 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student (20-21)
$14,672
$12,931
Spending / Student (20-21)
$14,052
$12,150
Best Marengo County School District Public High Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sweet Water High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
440 Main Street
Sweet Water, AL 36782
(334) 994-4263
Sweet Water, AL 36782
(334) 994-4263
Grades: PK-12
| 558 students
Rank: #22.
Marengo High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
212 Panther Drive
Dixons Mills, AL 36736
(334) 992-2395
Dixons Mills, AL 36736
(334) 992-2395
Grades: PK-12
| 262 students
Rank: #33.
Amelia L Johnson High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Coates St
Thomaston, AL 36783
(334) 627-3364
Thomaston, AL 36783
(334) 627-3364
Grades: PK-12
| 144 students
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