📍 209 N Broad St, Samson, Geneva County, 36477
Samson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Samson, Geneva County. The school has 189 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Geneva County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
Samson High School enrolls 189 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 147 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 7.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
145 of the school's 189 students (77%) 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.
Samson High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-10.
Samson High School is one of 10 schools in Geneva County, based in Geneva, Alabama. The district serves 2,814 students district-wide and employs 156 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 189 students, Samson High School is smaller than the district average of about 281 students per school.