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Carolina, Alabama March 15, 2023Photo: Tails Wx · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Carolina

Carolina’s public schools

Covington County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carolina. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 9% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,075 students on the public path
In brief

Carolina’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Carolina’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Straughn Elementary School places highest (better than 83%); Fleeta School lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Carolina, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–125 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Covington County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.3% · 1466 students tested
Math32%
State average 27.2% · 1466 students tested

Carolina vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Carolina’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carolina—Covington County

Every school in Carolina

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Carolinain other towns

Questions about Carolina’s schools

Are Carolina’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carolina. Covington County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carolina. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Carolina in?

Covington County School District.

Where do Carolina kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Straughn Elementary School, Red Level School, Pleasant Home School, WS Harlan Elementary School and Fleeta School.

Parents talk

What Carolina families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Carolina → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.