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Opp City 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 is 1 public high school serving 393 students in Opp City School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Alabama.
Public High School in Opp City School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Alabama public high school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Public High School in Opp City School District have a Graduation Rate of 95%, which is more than the Alabama average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Opp High School, with ≥95% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Alabama or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Alabama public high school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
3 Schools
543 Schools
# Students
1,329 Students
273,284 Students
# Teachers
84 Teachers
15,096 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Opp City School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#34 out of 145 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.60
# American Indian Students
4 Students
3,426 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
6 Students
3,804 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
43 Students
26,567 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
10%
# Black Students
271 Students
80,818 Students
% Black Students
20%
30%
# White Students
956 Students
151,094 Students
% White Students
72%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
288 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
49 Students
7,287 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
49
2,000
# Students in K Grade:
103
3,221
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
3,369
# Students in 2nd Grade:
98
3,192
# Students in 3rd Grade:
86
3,102
# Students in 4th Grade:
90
3,293
# Students in 5th Grade:
104
3,805
# Students in 6th Grade:
86
5,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
107
10,885
# Students in 8th Grade:
108
12,971
# Students in 9th Grade:
106
62,000
# Students in 10th Grade:
102
57,704
# Students in 11th Grade:
91
51,955
# Students in 12th Grade:
94
50,177
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,641 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,892. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,051 is less than the state median of $12,112. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$17 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,641
$12,892
Spending / Student
$12,051
$12,112
Best Opp City School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Opp High School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
502 N Maloy St
Opp, AL 36467
(334) 493-4561
Opp, AL 36467
(334) 493-4561
Grades: 9-12
| 393 students
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