Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Section

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Section High School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

141 AL Highway 71, Section, AL 35771 · (256) 228-6718 · Part of Jackson County School District

Section’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
503
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Section High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

141 AL Highway 71, Section

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten34
Grade 136
Grade 230
Grade 329
Grade 424
Grade 522
Grade 632
Grade 739
Grade 834
Grade 953
Grade 1049
Grade 1155
Grade 1247
Enrollment over time
563’20
565’21
563’22
546’23
503’24

Down 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%American Indian/Alaska Native 18%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Black 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Section High School from Section families.

Other schools in Jackson County School District

The district →
North Sand Mountain School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Higdon
B
694 students18:1
Pisgah High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Pisgah
B
598 students19:1
Skyline High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Scottsboro
A
586 students19:1
Woodville High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Woodville
C+
504 students19:1
Stevenson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Stevenson
B−
360 students19:1
Bridgeport Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bridgeport
A−
224 students21:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Section’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.