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Schools in Thorsby · Chilton County School District

Thorsby’s public schools score below 73% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 17% of Thorsby’s students scored proficient, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Thorsby, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 11 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 10 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
▼ 2 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 18% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.5
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
895 students on the public path
In brief

Thorsby’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 190 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Thorsby’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,468 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Thorsby’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 27% of Alabama school districts. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (190)Better than 12%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,992 test results and a graduating class of 543 could put Thorsby anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Thorsby’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,019 in math, 3,965 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Thorsby, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Thorsby High SchoolChilton County School DistrictC

Thorsby’s public schools are run by Chilton County School District, which also serves Clanton, Jemison and Maplesville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Chilton County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 7,921 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 18.5 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$11,468AL $13,926 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 47.3% · 3965 students tested
Math17%
State average 27.2% · 4019 students tested

Thorsby vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ThorsbyCChilton County

Every school in Thorsby

1 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).

District schools in Thorsbyby address
Thorsby High School
Grades PK–12
C
895 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Thorsby’s schools

Are Thorsby’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Thorsby children attend score below 73% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Thorsby in?

Chilton County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,921 students in 12 schools (2024–25).

What is Thorsby’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Chilton County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Thorsby spend per student?

$11,468 in Chilton County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.