📍 235 1st Ave, Valley Head, DeKalb County, 35989
Valley Head High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Valley Head, DeKalb County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
Valley Head High School enrolls 486 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 323 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 23% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 40 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
327 of the school's 486 students (67%) 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.
Valley Head High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Valley Head High School is one of 15 schools in DeKalb County, based in Rainsville, Alabama. The district serves 8,769 students district-wide and employs 539 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 486 students, Valley Head High School is smaller than the district average of about 585 students per school.
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