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Wilson High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
7601 Highway 17
Florence, AL 35634
Phone
(256) 764-8470
District
Lauderdale County
County
LAUDERDALE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
671
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.7% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Wilson High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
46%
35%
59%
49%
32%
21%
46%
35%
59%
49%
32%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
36%
40%
50%
17%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
18%
27%
24%
30%
12%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
17
17
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 106 15.8%
Grade 8 108 16.1%
Grade 9 130 19.4%
Grade 10 96 14.3%
Grade 11 114 17.0%
Grade 12 117 17.4%
Total 671 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.9% 93.9% 53.8%
Black 1.2% 3.0% 32.8%
Hispanic 1.2% 2.3% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.6% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.5% 57.2% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 58.4% 48.4% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.1% 8.8% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,548 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 83.5 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.6% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.2% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 21.8% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,217 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 4.6% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.0% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.3% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.7% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.6% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.2% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.7% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 7.5% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,392 $51,651,000 53.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $685 $5,536,000 5.8%
Staff $228 $1,840,000 1.9%
General Administration $343 $2,770,000 2.9%
School Administration $593 $4,791,000 5.0%
Operation $695 $5,617,000 5.9%
Transportation $484 $3,907,000 4.1%
Other $135 $1,091,000 1.1%
Total Support $3,162 $25,552,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,294 $18,537,000 19.4%
Total Expenditures $11,849 $95,740,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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