High Schools in Talladega County

Talladega County is home to five public high schools—Lincoln High School, BB Comer Memorial High School, Munford High School, Winterboro High School, and Childersburg High School—serving grades 9-12 (with three schools also covering middle grades) in a rural Alabama district that ranks in the middle of the state with a 3-star rating.

For parents, the standout story is BB Comer Memorial High School, which made a remarkable leap from the 24th to the 62nd percentile in a single year, with 11th-grade math proficiency jumping from under 6% to over 30%. However, this improvement comes with caveats—the school still has the district's highest chronic absenteeism rate (19.1%) and a graduation rate below the state average. Munford High School offers the most consistent performance, with the district's best English scores (31.82% proficiency), lowest chronic absenteeism (10.5%), and a strong 95.6% graduation rate—all while spending the least per student. Lincoln High School leads in graduation rates at 96.4%, but its test scores lag behind, suggesting a disconnect between earning diplomas and academic mastery.

Families should be aware of significant challenges. Four of five schools exceed the state average for chronic absenteeism, and all five struggle with 11th-grade math—even the best performer barely tops the state average. Winterboro High School shows a puzzling pattern: strong middle school English scores but the district's lowest 11th-grade English proficiency (10.81%), despite spending the most per student. Childersburg High School sits in the middle on most metrics but has the highest poverty rate. There's no clear link between spending and outcomes, so parents should look beyond budgets and rankings to visit schools and ask about specific programs, especially in math and attendance support.