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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 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public high schools serving 953 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 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
3 Schools
543 Schools
# Students
953 Students
273,284 Students
# Teachers
72 Teachers
15,096 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
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%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.49
0.60
# American Indian Students
n/a
3,426 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
3,804 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
10 Students
26,567 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
10%
# Black Students
594 Students
80,818 Students
% Black Students
62%
30%
# White Students
340 Students
151,094 Students
% White Students
36%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
8 Students
7,287 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
66
2,000
# Students in K Grade:
70
3,221
# Students in 1st Grade:
71
3,369
# Students in 2nd Grade:
77
3,192
# Students in 3rd Grade:
60
3,102
# Students in 4th Grade:
67
3,293
# Students in 5th Grade:
50
3,805
# Students in 6th Grade:
64
5,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
58
10,885
# Students in 8th Grade:
77
12,971
# Students in 9th Grade:
95
62,000
# Students in 10th Grade:
66
57,704
# Students in 11th Grade:
62
51,955
# Students in 12th Grade:
70
50,177
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,842 is higher than the state median of $12,892. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,214 is higher than the state median of $12,112. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,842
$12,892
Spending / Student
$14,214
$12,112
Best Marengo County School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sweet Water High School
Magnet 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
| 561 students
Rank: #22.
Marengo High School
Magnet 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
| 248 students
Rank: #33.
Amelia L Johnson High School
Magnet 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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