Jemison High School

Summary:

Jemison High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Jemison, Alabama, which is part of the Chilton County school district. The school has seen a shift in its student population, with a decrease in White students and an increase in Hispanic students in recent years.

Academically, Jemison High School consistently underperforms compared to state and county averages on standardized tests, with only 9.15% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 23.12% and the Chilton County average of 12.79%. The school also lags behind in Science and English proficiency. Additionally, Jemison High has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.59% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking relatively well for African American students but poorly for Hispanic and multi-racial students.

Jemison High School's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 146th out of 353 Alabama high schools in 2014-2015 to 282nd out of 378 in 2023-2024. While the school's spending per student ($9,182 in 2018-2019) is higher than the Chilton County High School average, it is lower than some nearby schools, such as Montevallo High ($12,913 in 2018-2019) and Thompson High ($12,268 in 2018-2019). Addressing the unique needs and challenges faced by the school's diverse student population, as well as learning from the practices of higher-performing nearby schools, could be crucial for Jemison High School's long-term success.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 25195 US Highway 31
       Jemison, AL  35085


(205) 280-4860

District: Chilton County

SchoolDigger Rank:
282nd of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,182 Help


Feeder schools for Jemison High School:

Elementary:    Clanton Elementary School
    Jemison Elementary School
Middle:    Clanton Intermediate School
    Clanton Middle School
    Jemison Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  21.3 Help
Number of students:  686

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.0%
Hispanic:
40.4%
African American:
6.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.6% Help


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Compare Details Jemison High School ranks worse than 74.6% of high schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.22. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Jemison High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (48%), Hispanic (40.4%), African American (6.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Chilton County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jemison High School is 21.3, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Chilton County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jemison High School is $9,182, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the Chilton County School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jemison High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jemison High School 282nd of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Jemison High School in the ranking list.)

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Chilton County:

SchoolDigger ranks Chilton County 103rd of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Jemison High School

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Rank History for all students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.22 228th 357 36.1%
2005 40.02 258th 359 28.1%
2006 55.18 171st 357 52.1%
2007 36.63 268th 358 25.1%
2008 51.01 202nd 359 43.7%
2009 40.33 252nd 357 29.4%
2010 32.26 289th 358 19.3%
2011 33.06 293rd 360 18.6%
2012 23.98 313th 358 12.6%
2013 43.59 272nd 358 24.0%
2014 33.92 242nd 358 32.4%
2015 53.50 146th 353 58.6%
2016 27.41 263rd 351 25.1%
2017 33.15 237th 353 32.9%
2018 39.64 220th 356 38.2%
2019 40.08 227th 366 38.0%
2021 37.85 223rd 371 39.9%
2022 29.58 258th 367 29.7%
2023 29.15 258th 371 30.5%
2024 26.22 282nd 378 25.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.50 33rd 37 10.8%
2021 20.62 32nd 43 25.6%
2022 8.73 38th 40 5.0%
2023 6.85 45th 45 0.0%
2024 11.20 53rd 56 5.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 33.30 16th 39 59.0%
2023 43.07 22nd 43 48.8%
2024 26.32 48th 63 23.8%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.16 84th 160 47.5%
2022 71.78 37th 169 78.1%
2024 27.13 151st 198 23.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 29.79 225th 315 28.6%
2018 33.44 238th 349 31.8%
2019 44.73 187th 358 47.8%
2021 27.51 269th 361 25.5%
2022 29.78 258th 361 28.5%
2023 44.71 177th 349 49.3%
2024 37.72 231st 375 38.4%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 35.25 217th 343 36.7%
2018 49.34 178th 347 48.7%
2019 32.38 242nd 354 31.6%
2021 23.16 274th 359 23.7%
2022 30.06 255th 367 30.5%
2023 27.35 258th 358 27.9%
2024 20.25 300th 366 18.0%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 30.90 239th 339 29.5%
2018 32.15 242nd 350 30.9%
2019 47.36 189th 357 47.1%
2021 54.29 147th 366 59.8%
2022 30.06 255th 366 30.3%
2023 30.18 247th 358 31.0%
2024 33.47 244th 368 33.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 45.66 98th 231 57.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 39.89 49th 93 47.3%
2018 25.97 69th 95 27.4%
2019 35.93 62nd 103 39.8%
2021 23.75 92nd 113 18.6%
2022 18.14 97th 114 14.9%
2023 17.67 111th 122 9.0%
2024 22.70 113th 139 18.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 32.78 21st 35 40.0%
2024 32.84 36th 55 34.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Native American Students!

Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 7.51 1st 1 0.0%
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Rank History for White students at Jemison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 18.47 204th 230 11.3%
2018 25.36 227th 300 24.3%
2019 26.39 241st 313 23.0%
2021 24.34 248th 319 22.3%
2022 23.54 261st 326 19.9%
2023 34.00 194th 317 38.8%
2024 21.98 270th 325 16.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Jemison High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 797 797
1989 678 96 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 776
1990 653 94 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 747
1991 661 103 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 764
1992 657 98 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 756
1993 645 106 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 751
1994 676 91 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 768
1995 597 83 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 682
1996 597 83 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 682
1997 621 86 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 711
1998 605 83 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 693
1999 612 80 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2000 615 83 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 708
2001 524 68 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 601
2002 418 59 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2003 418 59 1 10 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2004 436 55 2 16 0 n/a n/a 0 509
2005 449 59 0 16 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2006 444 52 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 513
2007 475 59 1 19 0 n/a n/a 0 554
2008 443 68 1 31 0 n/a n/a 0 543
2009 435 69 1 32 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2010 437 69 0 38 0 n/a n/a 0 544
2011 566 98 1 61 0 0 0 0 726
2012 549 93 2 81 0 0 0 0 725
2013 573 89 3 99 0 0 0 0 764
2014 577 81 3 123 2 0 3 0 789
2015 597 75 4 147 0 0 2 0 825
2016 607 60 3 173 2 0 1 0 846
2017 566 52 3 201 2 1 4 0 829
2018 426 39 3 168 2 1 4 0 643
2019 427 33 1 174 2 1 5 0 643
2020 389 32 0 221 0 0 23 0 665
2021 352 32 0 223 1 1 41 0 650
2022 343 28 0 234 0 0 41 0 646
2023 329 42 1 277 1 0 36 0 686

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jemison High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 797 32.0 24.9 0
1989 776 32.0 24.2 n/a
1990 747 35.0 21.3 0
1991 764 34.0 22.4 n/a
1992 756 34.0 22.2 n/a
1993 751 36.0 20.9 n/a
1994 768 38.5 19.9 n/a
1995 682 35.4 19.3 n/a
1996 682 35.4 19.3 n/a
1997 711 37.1 19.2 20.1
1998 693 38.6 18.0 18.5
1999 698 42.0 16.6 24.9
2000 708 43.0 16.5 25
2001 601 35.3 17.0 21.5
2002 488 26.1 18.7 25.6
2003 488 26.1 18.7 25.6
2004 509 27.5 18.5 32.4
2005 524 40.5 12.9 34.4
2006 513 30.0 17.1 38.4
2007 554 27.2 20.4 36.3
2008 543 33.0 16.5 38.1
2009 537 34.7 15.3 40.4
2010 544 35.1 15.4 49.1
2011 726 38.5 18.8 53.2
2012 725 35.1 20.6 55.2
2013 764 46.8 16.3 60.2
2014 789 51.1 15.4 62.5
2015 825 45.0 18.3 55.6
2016 846 47.0 18.0 55.7
2017 829 46.2 17.9 56.1
2018 643 30.8 20.8 51.5
2019 643 35.7 17.9 55.2
2020 665 34.7 19.1 62
2021 650 35.8 18.1 46.5
2022 646 29.7 21.7 55.3
2023 686 32.2 21.3 79.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jemison High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 797 32.0 24.9 0
1989 776 32.0 24.2 n/a
1990 747 35.0 21.3 0
1991 764 34.0 22.4 n/a
1992 756 34.0 22.2 n/a
1993 751 36.0 20.9 n/a
1994 768 38.5 19.9 n/a
1995 682 35.4 19.3 n/a
1996 682 35.4 19.3 n/a
1997 711 37.1 19.2 20.1
1998 693 38.6 18.0 18.5
1999 698 42.0 16.6 24.9
2000 708 43.0 16.5 25
2001 601 35.3 17.0 21.5
2002 488 26.1 18.7 25.6
2003 488 26.1 18.7 25.6
2004 509 27.5 18.5 32.4
2005 524 40.5 12.9 34.4
2006 513 30.0 17.1 38.4
2007 554 27.2 20.4 36.3
2008 543 33.0 16.5 38.1
2009 537 34.7 15.3 40.4
2010 544 35.1 15.4 49.1
2011 726 38.5 18.8 53.2
2012 725 35.1 20.6 55.2
2013 764 46.8 16.3 60.2
2014 789 51.1 15.4 62.5
2015 825 45.0 18.3 55.6
2016 846 47.0 18.0 55.7
2017 829 46.2 17.9 56.1
2018 643 30.8 20.8 51.5
2019 643 35.7 17.9 55.2
2020 665 34.7 19.1 62
2021 650 35.8 18.1 46.5
2022 646 29.7 21.7 55.3
2023 686 32.2 21.3 79.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jemison High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,660 (18.1%) $7,496 (81.6%) $9,182

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jemison High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 227th of 366 High schoolsRanks 258th of 371 High schools
 7.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Jemison High School)34.97.6
 27.3%
   End of Course Mathematics (Chilton County)30.510.8
 19.8%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Jemison High School)32.219
 13.2%
   End of Course Science (Chilton County)30.519.7
 10.8%
   End of Course Science (Alabama)42.631.7
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students643686
 6.7%
African American3342
 27.3%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian11
Hispanic174277
 59.2%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White427329
 23%
Two or More Races536
 620%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.2%79.6%
 24.4%


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Students at Jemison High School are 48% White, 40% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 686 students attended Jemison High School.

Jemison High School ranks 282nd of 378 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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