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Pike County High School

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Pike County High School ranks 256 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 34% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Pike County High School in Brundidge, AL, serves 484 students in grades 7-12 within the Pike County district, a school where nearly 78% of students come from low-income households and where families face significant socioeconomic challenges.

The school shows a striking pattern: middle school students perform relatively well, but academic gains fade by high school. For example, 7th grade English proficiency reached 61.2%—beating both district and state averages—yet by 11th grade, only 17.2% of students are proficient in English. Similarly, 8th grade science (39.3% proficient) outpaces 11th grade science (27.3%). This "middle school success, high school struggle" pattern suggests students may be losing ground as they advance. There are bright spots: African American students have consistently scored above state averages for their demographic for three straight years, and male students jumped from the 30th to 58th percentile in one year. However, the school's graduation rate has slipped from 92.7% to 84.8% over two years, now below both district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from 35.6% to 24.2%, remains double the state rate and likely impacts learning.

Compared to nearby schools, the picture is mixed. Goshen High School, just 18 miles away in the same district, ranks higher (194th vs. 255th) with a better graduation rate (91.2% vs. 84.8%) and lower absenteeism—though Goshen also serves a less impoverished population. Charles Henderson High School in nearby Troy serves a similar poverty level (62% free/reduced lunch) yet achieves better outcomes, suggesting room for improvement. The starkest contrast is George W Long High School, ranked 25th in the state with a 100% graduation rate and 3.8% absenteeism—but it serves a far more advantaged population (40.6% poverty). The school spends more per student ($11,893) than these comparison schools, indicating the challenge lies in how resources are deployed, not their availability. The school's recent ranking improvement and declining absenteeism offer hope for continued progress.

484

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,893

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

552 S Main Street
Brundidge, AL 36010

(334) 735-2389

District: Pike County

Feeder schools for Pike County High School:

Elementary:	Banks School
	Pike County Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.2%

White:

25.6%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (29% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (85% vs 92%)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg31%

Alabama avg39%

Middle school

285^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

256^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Pike County

76^th of 140Pike 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
2026	36.8	285 of 449	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	243 of 439	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	211 of 442	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	145 of 437	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	218 of 432	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.5	79 of 440	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	30.0	318 of 437	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	233 of 423	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	79.4	66 of 432	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	63.6	129 of 432	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	34.2	293 of 430	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.8	269 of 438	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.3	210 of 436	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.4	130 of 436	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	50.9	233 of 435	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	261 of 435	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.3	345 of 425	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.7	327 of 417	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.9	274 of 412	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.3	257 of 409	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.8	328 of 415	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	367 of 407	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	90 of 269	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	52 of 259	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	79 of 269	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	43 of 263	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	70 of 271	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	32 of 266	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.5	105 of 252	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	55 of 247	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	19 of 205	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	233 of 427	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	227 of 415	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	274 of 426	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	178 of 417	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	225 of 423	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	80.9	44 of 415	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	279 of 399	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	181 of 392	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.7	75 of 380	80.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	35 of 173	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	9 of 157	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	212 of 438	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	155 of 428	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	153 of 437	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	63 of 410	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	145 of 421	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	45 of 415	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	40.3	257 of 396	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	145 of 396	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	308 of 426	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.6	227 of 422	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.1	143 of 428	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	109 of 419	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.8	213 of 427	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	136 of 418	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	302 of 399	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	225 of 397	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	80.3	52 of 380	86.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	233 of 269	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	245 of 271	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	150 of 274	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	120 of 223	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	305 of 359	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	243 of 377	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	134 of 373	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	95 of 370	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	74 of 376	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	18 of 369	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	27.3	275 of 343	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	77.7	37 of 247	85.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	256 of 386	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.5	272 of 374	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	221 of 378	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	292 of 371	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	253 of 367	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	182 of 371	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	235 of 366	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	242 of 356	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.0	160 of 353	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	28.8	254 of 351	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	257 of 353	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.3	224 of 358	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	251 of 358	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.0	258 of 358	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.8	209 of 360	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	244 of 358	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.9	235 of 357	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.2	230 of 359	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.3	198 of 358	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.8	158 of 357	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.4	210 of 359	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	32.7	285 of 357	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	112 of 238	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	109 of 228	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	109 of 231	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	129 of 224	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	83 of 222	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	48 of 228	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	51 of 224	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	95 of 223	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.0	41 of 189	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	314 of 377	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	271 of 359	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	177 of 366	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	242 of 358	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	249 of 367	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	281 of 359	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	221 of 354	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	228 of 347	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	233 of 343	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	49.6	60 of 139	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	262 of 383	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	276 of 367	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.7	190 of 375	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.9	309 of 349	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	232 of 361	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	224 of 361	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	142 of 358	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	190 of 349	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.6	83 of 315	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	157 of 380	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.6	255 of 363	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	247 of 368	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.5	343 of 358	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	249 of 366	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.4	111 of 366	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	215 of 357	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	245 of 350	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.9	90 of 339	73.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	115 of 123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	166 of 197	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	176 of 194	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	126 of 182	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	144 of 320	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.0	232 of 325	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	81.7	45 of 325	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	20.2	257 of 317	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	250 of 326	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	71.1	68 of 319	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.3	198 of 313	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	129 of 300	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	86 of 230	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+35 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-23 vs school

High school

Male (2026)59th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2024)57th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English42%-8 vs state

Science33%-12 vs state

Mathematics13%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Pike County High School	Public	7-12	552 S Main Street	Brundidge	36010	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 735-2389	484	29	16.6	77.5%	124 (25.6%)	272 (56.2%)	69 (14.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	34.2	256^th of 386 public high schools	33.7%		24.5	272^nd of 374 public high schools	27.3%	16	2.0	19.6	18.2	39.3	27.3	61.2	46.4	17.2	$11,893	$1,788	$9,768
Charles Henderson High School	Public	9-12	150 George Wallace Dr	Troy	36081	Pike County	Troy City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-3510	546	30	18.2	62.1%	149 (27.3%)	345 (63.2%)	26 (4.8%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	53	163^rd of 386 public high schools	57.8%		46.9	181^st of 374 public high schools	51.6%	18			21.0		40.6			25.2	$9,746	$1,754	$7,954
TroyPike Center For Technology	Public	8-12	285 Gibbs St	Troy	36081	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(334) 566-5395																			(n/a)
TroyPike Regional Center For Technology	Public	10-12	285 Gibbs Street	Troy	36081	Pike County	Troy City	No	No	No	No	(334) 566-5395																			(n/a)
Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	211 Lake Ave	Troy	36081	Pike County	Troy City	No	No	No	No	(334) 566-7134																			(n/a)
Pike County Alternative Learning Center	Public	5-12	101 West Love Street	Troy	36081	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(334) 566-1850																			(n/a)
Accelerated Learning Center	Public	7-12	3971 S Hwy 231	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	No	(334) 774-5197																			(n/a)
Goshen High School	Public	7-12	286 Eagle Circle	Goshen	36035	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-1852	356	25	14.2	61.0%	195 (54.8%)	138 (38.8%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	45.5	195^th of 386 public high schools	49.5%		35	227^th of 374 public high schools	39.3%	32	10.7	15.5	23.4	41.4	32.8	39.3	48.3	20.6	$11,387	$1,481	$9,708
George W Long High School	Public	7-12	2565 Co Rd 60	Skipperville	36374	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	No	(334) 774-2380	377	21	17.6	40.6%	319 (84.6%)	27 (7.2%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	92.5	26^th of 386 public high schools	93.3%		88.5	35^th of 374 public high schools	90.6%	9	51.5	75.0	60.0	76.6	55.7	72.7	78.1	45.7	$9,811	$1,365	$8,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Pike County High School

How many students attend Pike County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Pike County High School.

Is Pike County High School a good school?

Pike County High School ranks 256^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pike County High School?

Students at Pike County High School are 56% African American, 26% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Pike County High School in?

Pike County

What schools feed into Pike County High School?

Pike County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Banks School
Elementary : Pike County Elementary School

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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