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Choctaw County High School

Public Grades 7-12

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 21% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Choctaw County High School is a public high school located in Butler, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 221 students. The school is part of the Choctaw County School District, which is ranked 119 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Choctaw County High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Alabama high schools, with rankings ranging from 294 to 359 out of 374-378 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average across all subjects and grade levels, with only 8.33% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 23.71%. Compared to the nearby Southern Choctaw High School, which is also in the Choctaw County School District, Choctaw County High School generally performs worse on state assessments, with lower proficiency rates in mathematics, science, and English.

Choctaw County High School has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.35% to 82.66% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the 69.59% rate at Southern Choctaw High School. This suggests that Choctaw County High School serves a more economically disadvantaged student population. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $10,983 in 2018-2019 is lower than the $12,337 spent per student at Southern Choctaw High School, and it has a relatively high student-teacher ratio ranging from 13.4 to 19.2, which is higher than the 13.5 ratio at Southern Choctaw High School.

231

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,983

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

277 Tom Orr Drive
Butler, AL 36904

(205) 459-2139

District: Choctaw County

Feeder schools for Choctaw County High School:

Elementary:

Choctaw County Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.2%

White:

9.1%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (18% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (86% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg16%

Alabama avg36%

Middle school

355^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

294^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Choctaw County

119^th of 135Choctaw 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	355 of 439	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	340 of 442	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	423 of 437	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	403 of 432	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	364 of 440	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	375 of 437	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	379 of 423	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	372 of 432	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	385 of 432	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	408 of 430	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	375 of 438	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	393 of 436	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	363 of 436	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	372 of 435	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.7	323 of 435	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	381 of 425	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	345 of 417	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	300 of 412	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	333 of 409	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.6	315 of 415	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	137 of 259	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	101 of 269	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	17.6	248 of 263	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	232 of 271	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	146 of 266	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	210 of 252	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	197 of 247	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	319 of 415	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	315 of 426	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	395 of 417	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	375 of 423	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	304 of 415	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	350 of 399	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	374 of 392	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	332 of 380	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	342 of 428	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	329 of 437	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	394 of 410	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	406 of 421	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	329 of 415	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	347 of 396	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	363 of 396	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	308 of 349	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	366 of 422	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	326 of 428	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	405 of 419	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	411 of 427	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	377 of 418	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	352 of 399	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	334 of 397	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	335 of 380	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	294 of 374	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	359 of 378	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	307 of 371	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	351 of 367	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	306 of 371	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	324 of 366	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	331 of 356	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	343 of 353	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	291 of 351	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	310 of 353	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	296 of 358	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	326 of 358	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	28.9	301 of 358	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.9	320 of 360	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.6	302 of 358	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.7	333 of 357	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	24.3	321 of 359	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	58.0	161 of 358	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.2	210 of 357	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	23.5	321 of 359	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.5	219 of 357	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	96 of 228	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.5	186 of 231	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	141 of 224	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	215 of 222	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.0	93 of 228	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.3	153 of 224	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	192 of 223	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	294 of 359	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	338 of 366	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	341 of 358	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	361 of 367	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	345 of 359	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	340 of 354	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	304 of 347	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	305 of 343	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	260 of 367	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	343 of 375	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	232 of 349	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	328 of 361	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	284 of 361	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	289 of 358	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	327 of 349	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	309 of 315	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	258 of 363	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	356 of 368	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	231 of 358	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.1	321 of 366	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	262 of 366	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	292 of 357	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	337 of 350	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	335 of 339	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)47th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

High school

African American (2025)58th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English26%-21 vs state

Science23%-14 vs state

Mathematics6%-18 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 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Choctaw County High School	Public	7-12	277 Tom Orr Drive	Butler	36904	Choctaw County	Choctaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 459-2139	231	14	17.1	76.6%	21 (9.1%)	206 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	21.3	294^th of 374 public high schools	21.4%		10.8	359^th of 378 public high schools	5.0%	65	4.1	5.7	8.3	31.4	13.9	30.6	34.3	13.9	$10,983	$2,047	$8,891
Southern Choctaw High School	Public	7-12	10941 Highway 17	Gilbertown	36908	Choctaw County	Choctaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 206-6924	211	11	20.0	76.8%	88 (41.7%)	117 (55.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	13.6	335^th of 374 public high schools	10.4%		16.7	320^th of 378 public high schools	15.3%	15	10.0	5.7	2.4	17.1	11.9	36.7	28.6	7.9	$12,337	$2,515	$9,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Choctaw County High School

What is the racial makeup of Choctaw County High School?

Students at Choctaw County High School are 89% African American, 9% White.

Is Choctaw County High School a good school?

Choctaw County High School ranks in the bottom 21.4% of Alabama high schools.

How many students attend Choctaw County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Choctaw County High School.

What schools feed into Choctaw County High School?

Choctaw County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Choctaw County Elementary

What district is Choctaw County High School in?

Choctaw County

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