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Guntersville High School

Q: Is Guntersville High School a good school?

Guntersville High School ranks 104 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 72% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Guntersville High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Guntersville, Alabama, with a student population of 523. The school is part of the Guntersville City School District, which is ranked 25th out of 135 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Guntersville High School consistently performs well academically, ranking in the top 20-25% of Alabama high schools over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 104th out of 374 high schools in the state, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has maintained high graduation rates, with a 4-year graduation rate of around 90-92% in recent years, which is above the state average. Guntersville High School students also perform significantly better than the state average on standardized tests, particularly in science and mathematics.

While Guntersville High School generally outperforms many nearby high schools, such as Sardis High School and Albertville High School, the school has seen some variation in the performance of different student subgroups. The school may need to focus on addressing the performance of specific subgroups, such as special education and low-income students, as well as continuing to address chronic absenteeism, which has decreased but is still higher than the desired target.

556

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,692

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14227 Highway 431 South
Guntersville, AL 35976-2599

(256) 582-2046

District: Guntersville City

Feeder schools for Guntersville High School:

Elementary:	Cherokee Elementary School
	Guntersville Elementary School
Middle:	Guntersville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

African American:

13.1%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Above the Alabama median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Alabama avg29%

104^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 135Guntersville City 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	67.2	104 of 374	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	120 of 378	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	57 of 371	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	59 of 367	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	84 of 371	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	43 of 366	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	50 of 356	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	50 of 353	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	60 of 351	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.3	56 of 353	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.1	51 of 358	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	68.8	58 of 358	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	68.1	97 of 358	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	47 of 360	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	34 of 358	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	80.8	24 of 357	93.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.6	24 of 359	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	67.0	112 of 358	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.2	35 of 357	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	81.4	25 of 359	93.0%	★★★★★
2004	85.5	17 of 357	95.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	144 of 228	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	84.6	24 of 231	89.6%	★★★★★
2022	46.7	87 of 222	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.7	220 of 224	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	213 of 223	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	143 of 189	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	102 of 359	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	138 of 366	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.9	48 of 358	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	88 of 367	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	102 of 359	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	59 of 354	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	30 of 347	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	79.0	57 of 343	83.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	46.5	54 of 113	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.6	21 of 103	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	48.8	41 of 93	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	94 of 367	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	100 of 375	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	97 of 349	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	67 of 361	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	48.8	168 of 361	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	69 of 358	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	66 of 349	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	64.6	69 of 315	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	117 of 363	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	111 of 368	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	74 of 358	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	48 of 366	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	86 of 366	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	39 of 357	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	75 of 350	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	44 of 339	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	68 of 198	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	128 of 325	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	133 of 325	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	76 of 317	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	69 of 326	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	114 of 319	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.9	31 of 313	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.6	56 of 300	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	51 of 230	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)66th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2021)52nd percentile-25 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science35%+3 vs state

Mathematics32%+8 vs state

English27%-3 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 6th Grade	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 6th 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
Guntersville High School	Public	9-12	14227 Highway 431 South	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Guntersville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 582-2046	556	37	14.9	50.4%	407 (73.2%)	73 (13.1%)	44 (7.9%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.1%)	67.2	104^th of 374 public high schools	72.2%		60.7	120^th of 378 public high schools	68.3%	16				31.7		35.0				27.4	$13,692	$1,235	$12,311
Marshall County Online School	Public, Virtual	7-12	12380 US Highway 431	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(256) 582-3171	71			77.5%	59 (83.1%)	1 (1.4%)	10 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Marshall Technical School	Public	10-12	12312 US Highway 431 S	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(256) 582-5629	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Brindlee Mountain High School	Public	6-12	994 Scant City Road	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 753-2800	496	31	16.0	58.5%	437 (88.1%)	6 (1.2%)	37 (7.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	59.6	136^th of 374 public high schools	63.6%		52	159^th of 378 public high schools	57.9%	23	21.7	13.3	9.2	25.5	33.9	25.5	44.8	60.0	47.7	34.0	$9,637	$1,289	$8,335
Albertville High School	Public	9-12	402 E McCord Ave	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 894-5000	1,244	67	18.7	64.1%	419 (33.7%)	56 (4.5%)	714 (57.4%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.4%)	39.4	213^th of 374 public high schools	43.0%		47.6	183^rd of 378 public high schools	51.6%	30				15.6		23.9				21.2	$9,521	$1,161	$8,285
Albertville Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	510 McDonald Av	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 891-1183	507	28	18.1	60.2%	143 (28.2%)	32 (6.3%)	317 (62.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)								(n/a)
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	225 Eagle Drive	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-2810	727	35	20.6	64.8%	355 (48.8%)	12 (1.7%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	63	118^th of 374 public high schools	68.4%		60.9	119^th of 378 public high schools	68.5%	1				17.4		40.0				32.2	$11,051	$1,422	$9,617
Arab High School	Public	9-12	511 Arabian Dr NE	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6026	735	50	14.8	39.7%	679 (92.4%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.6%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	86.2	45^th of 374 public high schools	88.0%		96	19^th of 378 public high schools	95.0%	26				34.5		43.9				45.6	$10,984	$782	$10,192
Asbury High School	Public	6-12	1990 Asbury Rd	Albertville	35951	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-4068	659	37	17.6	72.5%	263 (39.9%)	19 (2.9%)	361 (54.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	42.5	201^st of 374 public high schools	46.3%		38.9	224^th of 378 public high schools	40.7%	23	29.7	2.0	4.2	19.7	13.7	21.1	30.0	31.0	34.4	23.3	$11,169	$2,532	$8,624
Boaz High School	Public	9-12	907 Brown St	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	No	(256) 593-2401	721	41	17.6	64.6%	331 (45.9%)	19 (2.6%)	335 (46.5%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	14 (1.9%)	54.2	158^th of 374 public high schools	57.8%		44.9	201^st of 378 public high schools	46.8%	43				28.7		25.7				23.8	$10,081	$993	$8,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Guntersville High School

What is the racial makeup of Guntersville High School?

Students at Guntersville High School are 73% White, 13% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Guntersville High School a good school?

Guntersville High School ranks 104^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Guntersville High School in?

Guntersville City

How many students attend Guntersville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Guntersville High School.

What schools feed into Guntersville High School?

Guntersville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cherokee Elementary School
Elementary : Guntersville Elementary School
Middle : Guntersville Middle School

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