📍 1172 S State Highway 123, Newton, Houston County, 36352
Wicksburg High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton, Houston County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Houston County school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Wicksburg High School enrolls 471 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.3% Black or African American and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 391 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 471 students (39%) 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.
Wicksburg High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-10.
Wicksburg High School is one of 15 schools in Houston County, based in Dothan, Alabama. The district serves 6,907 students district-wide and employs 379 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, Wicksburg High School is close to the district average of about 460 students per school.
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