📍 2200 High School St, Leighton, Colbert County, 35646
Colbert County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Leighton, Colbert County. The school has 455 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colbert County school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
Colbert County High School enrolls 455 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 28% Black or African American and 8.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 273 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 455 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Colbert County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-40.
Colbert County High School is one of 8 schools in Colbert County, based in Tuscumbia, Alabama. The district serves 2,573 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 455 students, Colbert County High School is larger than the district average of about 322 students per school.
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