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Jemison High School

Q: Is Jemison High School a good school?

Jemison High School ranks 208 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Jemison High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Jemison High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Jemison High School?

Students at Jemison High School are 48% Hispanic, 42% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Jemison High School?

Jemison High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Clanton Elementary School Elementary : Jemison Elementary School Middle : Clanton Intermediate School Middle : Clanton Middle School Middle : Jemison Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 44% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Jemison High School is a public high school in Jemison, Alabama, serving 685 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Chilton County School District, which is ranked 102 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Jemison High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Alabama high schools, with a 2-star rating for most of the past decade.

Jemison High School consistently underperforms compared to state and county averages on standardized tests, with only 15.64% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 23.71% statewide and 13.47% in Chilton County. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 90%, on par with the state and county, but its dropout rate has been relatively high, ranging from 5.4% to 12.7% in recent years. Jemison High School also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.3% to 17.9%, significantly higher than the state and county averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Thompson High School, Shelby County High School, and Chilton County High School, Jemison High School's performance is generally lower. These schools, which are either in the same district or in neighboring districts, tend to have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. The high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism at Jemison High School may be contributing to the school's relatively low academic performance.

702

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,182

Per pupil spending ?

67.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25195 US Highway 31
Jemison, AL 35085

(205) 280-4860

District: Chilton County

Feeder schools for Jemison High School:

Elementary:	Clanton Elementary School
	Jemison Elementary School
Middle:	Clanton Intermediate School
	Clanton Middle School
	Jemison Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

White:

41.9%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2016)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (20% vs 29% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English scores 13 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg16%

Alabama avg29%

208^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Chilton County

102^nd of 135Chilton County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	208 of 374	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	282 of 378	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	258 of 371	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	258 of 367	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	223 of 371	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	227 of 366	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	220 of 356	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	237 of 353	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.4	263 of 351	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	53.5	146 of 353	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.9	242 of 358	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	272 of 358	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.0	313 of 358	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.1	293 of 360	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	289 of 358	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.3	252 of 357	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.0	202 of 359	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.6	268 of 358	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.2	171 of 357	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.0	258 of 359	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.2	228 of 357	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	198 of 228	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	98 of 231	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	27 of 75	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	250 of 359	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	300 of 366	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	258 of 358	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	255 of 367	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	274 of 359	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	242 of 354	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	178 of 347	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	217 of 343	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	73 of 142	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	113 of 139	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	111 of 122	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	97 of 114	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	92 of 113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	62 of 103	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	69 of 95	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.9	49 of 93	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	144 of 367	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	231 of 375	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	177 of 349	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	258 of 361	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	269 of 361	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	187 of 358	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	238 of 349	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	225 of 315	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	157 of 363	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	244 of 368	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	247 of 358	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	255 of 366	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	147 of 366	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	189 of 357	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	242 of 350	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	239 of 339	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.2	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	45 of 45	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	38 of 40	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	33 of 37	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	27 of 57	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	36 of 55	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	7.5	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	130 of 194	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	151 of 198	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	71.8	37 of 169	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	40.2	84 of 160	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	201 of 325	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	270 of 325	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	194 of 317	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	261 of 326	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	248 of 319	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	241 of 313	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	227 of 300	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	204 of 230	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+12 vs school

Native American (2025)53rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-31 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)<1st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-4 vs state

English18%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)	Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jemison High School	Public	9-12	25195 US Highway 31	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4860	702	32	21.8	67.4%	294 (41.9%)	47 (6.7%)	335 (47.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.1%)	40.3	208^th of 374 public high schools	44.4%		26.2	282^nd of 378 public high schools	25.4%	74	15.6	27.9	17.7	$9,182	$1,660	$7,496
Calera High	Public	9-12	100 Calera Eagle Drive	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6100	1,018	57	17.8	56.9%	396 (38.9%)	451 (44.3%)	132 (13.0%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.8%)	43.7	196^th of 374 public high schools	47.6%		57	137^th of 378 public high schools	63.8%	59	14.7	25.7	25.5	$9,178	$947	$8,212
W A Lecroy Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	2829 4th Ave N	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	No	(205) 280-2920	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chilton County Alternative School	Public	6-12	15 1st Ave N	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	No	(205) 280-2919																			(n/a)
Montevallo High School	Public	9-12	980 Oak St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6400	485	35	13.8	77.7%	195 (40.2%)	110 (22.7%)	168 (34.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	39.6	212^th of 374 public high schools	43.3%		26.8	280^th of 378 public high schools	25.9%	68	17.7	21.5	21.5	$12,913	$952	$11,940
Chilton County High School	Public	9-12	1214 7th St S	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2710	833	41	20.2	55.6%	484 (58.1%)	142 (17.0%)	143 (17.2%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.4%)	37.7	218^th of 374 public high schools	41.7%		36.4	235^th of 378 public high schools	37.8%	17	17.4	22.3	18.5	$8,255	$1,191	$7,038
Career Technical Education Center	Public	9-12	701 Highway 70	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6650	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Direction	Public	6-12	701 Hwy 70	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5910	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Shelby County High School	Public	9-12	101 Washington St	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6600	572	41	14.1	57.0%	417 (72.9%)	73 (12.8%)	67 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	68.3	100^th of 374 public high schools	73.3%		48.1	180^th of 378 public high schools	52.4%	80	30.0	35.7	29.5	$11,966	$1,110	$10,834
Thompson High School	Public	9-12	1921 Warrior Parkway	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-6700	2,060	128	16.1	49.9%	992 (48.2%)	522 (25.3%)	471 (22.9%)	24 (1.2%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	37 (1.8%)	78.4	71^st of 374 public high schools	81.0%		80.2	56^th of 378 public high schools	85.2%	15	34.9	43.1	32.4	$12,268	$891	$11,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Jemison High School

What is the racial makeup of Jemison High School?

Students at Jemison High School are 48% Hispanic, 42% White, 7% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Jemison High School?

Jemison High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clanton Elementary School
Elementary : Jemison Elementary School
Middle : Clanton Intermediate School
Middle : Clanton Middle School
Middle : Jemison Middle School

What district is Jemison High School in?

Chilton County

Is Jemison High School a good school?

Jemison High School ranks 208^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jemison High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Jemison High School.

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