Hartselle High School

Summary:

Hartselle High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Hartselle, Alabama, part of the highly-ranked Hartselle City School District. This school has consistently been among the top-performing high schools in the state, currently ranked 22nd out of 378 Alabama high schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

Hartselle High School stands out for its strong academic performance, with 11th-grade students significantly outperforming state averages in Mathematics, Science, and English. The school has a predominantly white student population (87.39%) and a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students (34.34%) compared to nearby schools like Albert P. Brewer High School, Austin High School, and Decatur High School. Hartselle High School also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.1.

While Hartselle High School's performance is particularly strong for female, male, and Hispanic students, the school's results for African American and special education students are less impressive compared to other subgroups. Nevertheless, the school's ability to support students from diverse backgrounds and maintain its high-quality education is a testament to its excellence, as evidenced by its consistent 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1000 Bethel Road NE
       Hartselle, AL  35640-3198


(256) 751-5615

District: Hartselle City

SchoolDigger Rank:
22nd of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,312 Help


Feeder schools for Hartselle High School:

Elementary:    Barkley Bridge Elementary School
    Crestline Elementary School
    FE Burleson Elementary School
Middle:    Hartselle Intermediate School
    Hartselle Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  1,031

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.4%
Hispanic:
4.2%
African American:
4.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hartselle High School ranks better than 94.2% of high schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.69. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hartselle 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 (87.4%), Hispanic (4.2%), African American (4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hartselle High School is 15.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hartselle High School is $10,312.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hartselle High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hartselle High School 22nd of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Hartselle High School in the ranking list.)

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Hartselle City:

SchoolDigger ranks Hartselle City 7th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hartselle High School

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Rank History for all students at Hartselle High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.78 11th 357 96.9%
2005 87.53 11th 359 96.9%
2006 84.03 14th 357 96.1%
2007 79.19 39th 358 89.1%
2008 83.84 21st 359 94.2%
2009 84.45 18th 357 95.0%
2010 83.45 22nd 358 93.9%
2011 81.39 30th 360 91.7%
2012 84.78 14th 358 96.1%
2013 71.93 38th 358 89.4%
2014 93.05 23rd 358 93.6%
2015 94.82 17th 353 95.2%
2016 91.76 21st 351 94.0%
2017 95.26 16th 353 95.5%
2018 95.89 19th 356 94.7%
2019 98.44 6th 366 98.4%
2021 95.46 18th 371 95.1%
2022 96.83 12th 367 96.7%
2023 95.00 28th 371 92.5%
2024 95.69 22nd 378 94.2%
See the entire list of Alabama High School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Hartselle High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 77.10 10th 83 88.0%
2018 76.09 26th 160 83.8%
2019 70.95 31st 171 81.9%
2021 88.20 13th 196 93.4%
2022 39.41 94th 169 44.4%
2023 67.48 42nd 182 76.9%
2024 21.16 173rd 198 12.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hartselle High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 87.09 19th 315 94.0%
2018 91.41 22nd 349 93.7%
2019 96.55 10th 358 97.2%
2021 80.35 45th 361 87.5%
2022 88.46 32nd 361 91.1%
2023 86.59 37th 349 89.4%
2024 82.31 39th 375 89.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Hartselle High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 95.01 15th 343 95.6%
2018 94.69 18th 347 94.8%
2019 98.83 4th 354 98.9%
2021 95.67 15th 359 95.8%
2022 95.82 18th 367 95.1%
2023 94.19 26th 358 92.7%
2024 95.81 19th 366 94.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Hartselle High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 92.94 22nd 339 93.5%
2018 94.90 19th 350 94.6%
2019 96.84 13th 357 96.4%
2021 92.93 27th 366 92.6%
2022 96.26 17th 366 95.4%
2023 93.29 25th 358 93.0%
2024 92.89 26th 368 92.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Hartselle High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 53.84 61st 189 67.7%
2018 48.02 100th 223 55.2%
2021 43.25 107th 228 53.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hartselle High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 70.64 24th 93 74.2%
2018 67.14 25th 95 73.7%
2022 88.70 7th 114 93.9%
2023 74.65 25th 122 79.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Hartselle High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 86.90 25th 230 89.1%
2018 92.63 24th 300 92.0%
2019 96.50 17th 313 94.6%
2021 88.39 34th 319 89.3%
2022 92.56 22nd 326 93.3%
2023 89.26 36th 317 88.6%
2024 88.34 32nd 325 90.2%
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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by a parent
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Open Quote Excellent teachers and course offerings for students. High expectations! Great school spirit. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hartselle 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 853 853
1989 810 45 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 859
1990 811 47 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 862
1991 814 48 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 866
1992 865 36 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 906
1993 897 36 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 937
1994 914 38 1 0 4 n/a n/a 0 957
1995 877 38 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 923
1996 877 38 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 923
1997 853 38 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 899
1998 859 41 3 4 3 n/a n/a 0 910
1999 853 48 5 5 3 n/a n/a 0 914
2000 806 56 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 874
2001 806 48 5 7 2 n/a n/a 0 868
2002 809 46 1 8 5 n/a n/a 0 869
2003 809 46 1 8 5 n/a n/a 0 869
2004 828 44 0 6 7 n/a n/a 0 885
2005 839 40 1 6 7 n/a n/a 0 893
2006 825 47 4 13 9 n/a n/a 0 898
2007 840 52 4 11 7 n/a n/a 0 914
2008 823 52 7 20 6 n/a n/a 0 908
2009 826 55 8 17 4 n/a n/a 0 910
2010 857 68 7 22 3 n/a n/a 0 957
2011 844 68 4 22 6 0 0 0 944
2012 880 71 5 13 7 0 2 0 978
2013 867 76 5 14 7 1 1 0 971
2014 878 64 4 9 6 1 0 0 962
2015 874 59 8 12 5 1 3 0 962
2016 842 52 9 20 4 0 4 0 931
2017 881 46 16 30 3 1 18 0 995
2018 893 40 15 38 5 1 16 0 1008
2019 919 49 14 33 7 2 13 0 1037
2020 916 39 11 35 11 1 19 0 1032
2021 925 48 16 38 17 1 21 0 1066
2022 901 44 22 38 6 1 28 0 1040
2023 901 41 15 43 5 0 26 0 1031

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 Hartselle High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 853 40.6 21.0 0
1989 859 40.6 21.1 n/a
1990 862 40.6 21.2 0
1991 866 40.6 21.3 n/a
1992 906 42.0 21.5 n/a
1993 937 43.0 21.8 n/a
1994 957 47.5 20.1 n/a
1995 923 50.7 18.2 n/a
1996 923 50.7 18.2 n/a
1997 899 50.5 17.8 3.9
1998 910 49.3 18.5 4.5
1999 914 59.1 15.5 9.6
2000 874 56.5 15.5 11.2
2001 868 57.4 15.1 10
2002 869 53.7 16.2 12.8
2003 869 53.7 16.2 12.8
2004 885 52.2 17.0 11.3
2005 893 54.7 16.3 12.4
2006 898 56.0 16.0 15.4
2007 914 58.5 15.6 14.7
2008 908 59.5 15.3 16.5
2009 910 58.5 15.4 17.5
2010 957 60.9 15.7 20.7
2011 944 62.6 15.0 21.4
2012 978 57.6 16.9 25.9
2013 971 61.2 15.8 20.1
2014 962 61.4 15.6 25.1
2015 962 56.0 17.1 22.3
2016 931 56.0 16.6 23.6
2017 995 55.3 17.9 20.4
2018 1008 57.4 17.5 20.7
2019 1037 58.3 17.7 20.9
2020 1032 64.0 16.1 19.8
2021 1066 65.0 16.4 22.3
2022 1040 66.1 15.7 11.6
2023 1031 68.0 15.1 34.3

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 Hartselle High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 853 40.6 21.0 0
1989 859 40.6 21.1 n/a
1990 862 40.6 21.2 0
1991 866 40.6 21.3 n/a
1992 906 42.0 21.5 n/a
1993 937 43.0 21.8 n/a
1994 957 47.5 20.1 n/a
1995 923 50.7 18.2 n/a
1996 923 50.7 18.2 n/a
1997 899 50.5 17.8 3.9
1998 910 49.3 18.5 4.5
1999 914 59.1 15.5 9.6
2000 874 56.5 15.5 11.2
2001 868 57.4 15.1 10
2002 869 53.7 16.2 12.8
2003 869 53.7 16.2 12.8
2004 885 52.2 17.0 11.3
2005 893 54.7 16.3 12.4
2006 898 56.0 16.0 15.4
2007 914 58.5 15.6 14.7
2008 908 59.5 15.3 16.5
2009 910 58.5 15.4 17.5
2010 957 60.9 15.7 20.7
2011 944 62.6 15.0 21.4
2012 978 57.6 16.9 25.9
2013 971 61.2 15.8 20.1
2014 962 61.4 15.6 25.1
2015 962 56.0 17.1 22.3
2016 931 56.0 16.6 23.6
2017 995 55.3 17.9 20.4
2018 1008 57.4 17.5 20.7
2019 1037 58.3 17.7 20.9
2020 1032 64.0 16.1 19.8
2021 1066 65.0 16.4 22.3
2022 1040 66.1 15.7 11.6
2023 1031 68.0 15.1 34.3

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 Hartselle High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $522 (5.1%) $9,776 (94.8%) $10,312

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hartselle High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 6th of 366 High schoolsRanks 28th of 371 High schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Hartselle High School)74.748
 26.7%
   End of Course Mathematics (Hartselle City)74.748
 26.7%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Hartselle High School)75.153.6
 21.5%
   End of Course Science (Hartselle City)75.153.6
 21.5%
   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 Students10371031
 0.6%
African American4941
 16.3%
American Indian75
 28.6%
Asian1415
 7.1%
Hispanic3343
 30.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White919901
 2%
Two or More Races1326
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.9%34.3%
 13.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hartselle High School

Yes. Hartselle High School ranks in the top 5.8% of Alabama high schools.

Students at Hartselle High School are 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,031 students attended Hartselle High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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