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Charles Henderson High School

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Charles Henderson High School ranks 163 rd of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 58% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Charles Henderson High School in Troy, AL, serves 546 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Troy City school district. The school has shown remarkable improvement over the past seven years, climbing from the 24th percentile statewide in 2018-2019 to its current 57th percentile ranking (3 stars) for 2025-2026.

Charles Henderson stands out as the strongest performer among nearby high schools. It outranks both Goshen High School (49th percentile) and Pike County High School (33rd percentile) in overall state ranking. The school's 11th-grade science proficiency (40.56%) exceeds the state average (36.17%)—a distinction none of its nearby peers can claim. Charles Henderson also leads in English proficiency (25.17% vs. 20.63% at Goshen and 17.24% at Pike County) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (19.9%) of the three schools, though this remains well above the state average of 12.0%. The graduation rate of 90.3% is solid, slightly trailing Goshen's 91.2% but significantly ahead of Pike County's 84.8%.

While the school's overall trajectory is positive, challenges remain. Proficiency rates in mathematics (20.98%) and English (25.17%) still trail state averages, and the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 62% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Notably, Charles Henderson achieves these results while spending less per student ($9,746) than either Goshen ($11,387) or Pike County ($11,893), suggesting efficient resource use. However, the higher student-teacher ratio (18.2:1) compared to Goshen (14.2:1) may mean larger class sizes. The school has earned 3 stars for three consecutive years, indicating its improvement is sustainable, and its science program—a clear strength—continues to outperform state benchmarks.

546

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,746

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 George Wallace Dr
Troy, AL 36081-1006

(334) 566-3510

District: Troy City

Feeder schools for Charles Henderson High School:

Elementary:	Troy Elementary School
Middle:	Charles Henderson Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.2%

White:

27.3%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2023 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2023) to 58th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Alabama avg32%

163^rd of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 140Troy 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
2026	53.0	163 of 386	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.9	181 of 374	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	222 of 378	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	132 of 371	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	235 of 367	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	258 of 371	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	278 of 366	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	200 of 356	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	198 of 353	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.0	235 of 351	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.7	246 of 353	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.3	216 of 358	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	207 of 358	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.3	145 of 358	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	111 of 360	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	119 of 358	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.0	125 of 357	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.8	158 of 359	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.8	284 of 358	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.8	195 of 357	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.9	252 of 359	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.1	241 of 357	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	160 of 238	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	200 of 228	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	120 of 231	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	117 of 224	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	127 of 222	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	111 of 228	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	152 of 224	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	106 of 223	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	58 of 189	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	175 of 377	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	192 of 359	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	237 of 366	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	130 of 358	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	238 of 367	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	279 of 359	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	270 of 354	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	207 of 347	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	196 of 343	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	238 of 383	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.9	274 of 367	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	308 of 375	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	252 of 361	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	303 of 361	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	292 of 358	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	224 of 349	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	159 of 380	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	169 of 363	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	187 of 368	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	144 of 358	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	225 of 366	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	214 of 366	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	270 of 357	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	204 of 350	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	196 of 339	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	139 of 197	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	91 of 194	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.9	176 of 198	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	139 of 182	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	142 of 169	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	120 of 196	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	158 of 171	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	39 of 320	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	48 of 325	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	63 of 325	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	52 of 317	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.6	90 of 326	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	33.5	207 of 319	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	262 of 313	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.5	103 of 300	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.8	113 of 230	50.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)88th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science41%+4 vs state

English25%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, July 7, 2022

School is a diploma mill (way below average academics with a high graduation rate) that puts athletics academics. Administrators are corrupt. Headcount = $$$. Teachers are treated awful here so it is a revolving door. School is frankly unsafe with drugs, weapons, and fights common. Zero discipline. Parents do not care. We moved far away so our children would not be condemned due to this school. Beware of this place. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

The teachers are cliquish. If you aren't one of the "chosen" ones, you will have a rough time here. Rules that other schools follow don't apply here.

They talk about how great they are, but the school is below the state average. Close Quote

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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
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)
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
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
Crenshaw County Career Academy	Public	7-12	183 Votec Dr	Luverne	36049	Crenshaw County	Crenshaw County	No	No	No	No	(334) 335-6519																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles Henderson High School

What district is Charles Henderson High School in?

Troy City

How many students attend Charles Henderson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Charles Henderson High School.

What schools feed into Charles Henderson High School?

Charles Henderson High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Troy Elementary School
Middle : Charles Henderson Middle

What is the racial makeup of Charles Henderson High School?

Students at Charles Henderson High School are 63% African American, 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Charles Henderson High School a good school?

Charles Henderson High School ranks 163^rd of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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