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C+

Cleburne County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Heflin, Ranburne, Fruithurst and Edwardsville.

Heflin’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Alabama school districts

Students
2,490
Schools
7
Spent per student
$12,965
AL $13,926
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$6.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cleburne County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Alabama districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the AL average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.1M, about $2,453 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% of the 146 Alabama school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Heflin 3,572Ranburne 444Fruithurst 267Edwardsville 219

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Heflin. Grade by grade →

PK–4Cleburne County Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Cleburne County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cleburne County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 27.2% · 1,261 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 47.3% · 1,263 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 90% · 167 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,965 per student · 7% below AL
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 37%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 67%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,517’21
2,507’22
2,490’24

About steady since 2021–22.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

7 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools.

Cleburne County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Heflin
A
391 students15:1
Ranburne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ranburne
A
343 students16:1
Fruithurst Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fruithurst
A
226 students14:1
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Heflin
B
206 students15:1
Ranburne High School
High · Grades 5–12 · Ranburne
C+
526 students20:1
Cleburne County Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Heflin
B
243 students18:1
Cleburne County High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Heflin
B−
555 students20:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Alabama.