High Schools in Phenix City

Summary:

Phenix City, Alabama is home to a single high school, Central High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has seen a decline in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 103rd out of 371 Alabama high schools in 2022-2023 to 159th out of 374 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school's SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 4 stars to 3 stars over the same period.

Central High School's graduation rate of 90.0% for the 2023-2024 school year is a positive metric, but the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% for the same year is somewhat high. Academically, the school's test scores in mathematics, science, and English language arts for 11th-grade students lag behind the state averages in Alabama, indicating potential achievement gaps that need to be addressed. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 73.6% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

With per-student spending in line with the state average and a slightly higher student-teacher ratio of 20.8, it will be important for the school to examine how its resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning and achievement. Targeted interventions and a closer examination of the root causes behind the school's declining performance may be necessary to improve outcomes for the students of Phenix City.

District Detail

1212 Ninth Ave
Phenix City, AL 36867

(334) 298-0534

SchoolDigger Rank:
91^st of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,198

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 2

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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
Central High School	Public	9-12	2400 Dobbs Dr	Phenix City	36870	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 298-3626	1,579	85	18.5	56.4%	329 (20.8%)	1,006 (63.7%)	162 (10.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (4.6%)	54.1	159^th of 374 public high schools	57.5%		60.1	124^th of 378 public high schools	67.2%	35	19.8	30.8	27.3	$12,035	$1,574	$10,441

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Russell County	2.84 mi	8	93^rd
Lee County	3.36 mi	15	65^th
Opelika City	21.49 mi	10	74^th
Chambers County	22.86 mi	10	108^th
Auburn City	24.92 mi	14	13^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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