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Best High Schools in Zip Code 36266

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Top rankedCentral High School of Clay County241^st of 374 Alabama high schools

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Summary:

The 36266 zip code in Alabama is home to a single public high school, Central High School of Clay County, which serves grades 9-12. The school is located within the Clay County school district, which is ranked 72 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central High School of Clay County has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, dropping from 241 out of 374 high schools in 2024-2025 to 273 out of 371 in 2022-2023. The school's four-year graduation rate of 90.0% for the 2023-2024 school year is above the state average, but it also has a relatively high dropout rate of 5.1% for the 2017-2018 school year. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with 14.8% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, Central High School of Clay County struggles, with proficiency rates on state assessments significantly below the state averages in mathematics, science, and English language arts. The school serves a high-need population, with 70.51% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, the school's spending per student of $10,963 is slightly above the state average, and the student-teacher ratio of 17.5 is slightly higher than the state average.

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central High School of Clay County	Public	9-12	1 Bob Riley Drive	Lineville	36266	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(256) 396-1400	533	32	16.8	58.5%	377 (70.7%)	82 (15.4%)	42 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	32.3	241^st of 374 public high schools	35.6%		33.5	249^th of 378 public high schools	34.1%	8	14.7	20.9	15.8	$10,963	$1,915	$9,030

Cities Near Zip Code 36266

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lineville	2.45 mi	3	195^th
Ashland	7.85 mi	2	105^th
Wedowee	13.56 mi	5	212^th
Heflin	13.99 mi	6	133^rd
Wadley	17.22 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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