High Schools in Hale County

Hale County, Alabama is home to two public high schools—Hale County High School in Moundville and Greensboro High School in Greensboro—serving grades 9 through 12 within the Hale County district, which currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks 111th out of 139 districts in Alabama.

For parents comparing the two schools, Hale County High School is the stronger overall performer. It ranks higher statewide (324th vs. 348th), boasts a 94.6% graduation rate that exceeds both district and state averages, and has a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.0%—compared to Greensboro's troubling 23.3%. Hale County also leads significantly in science proficiency (16.88% vs. 6.45%) and English proficiency (15.58% vs. 3.33%). However, Greensboro High School has a surprising edge in mathematics, with 11.29% proficiency—more than double Hale County's 5.19%—and showed a 109% year-over-year improvement in that subject. Greensboro also has a lower student-teacher ratio (14.1:1 vs. 16.4:1), though it spends less per student ($9,710 vs. $10,298) and serves a higher poverty population (84% vs. 57% free/reduced lunch).

The most pressing concern is Greensboro's English proficiency crisis, where only 3.33% of 11th graders are proficient—roughly 1 in 30 students. Both schools remain well below state averages in every subject (typically 20-25 percentage points behind), and their state rankings have declined over three years even as some scores improved, indicating other Alabama schools are advancing faster. Despite these challenges, Hale County High School demonstrates that strong graduation outcomes are achievable, and the two schools' complementary strengths in math versus science/English suggest potential for sharing instructional strategies across the district.