📍 3010 Hwy 136 W, Excel, Monroe County, 36439
Excel High School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Excel, Monroe County. The school has 1,031 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Monroe County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Excel High School enrolls 1,031 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 20% Black or African American and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 749 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 207 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
695 of the school's 1,031 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.
Excel 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-20.
Excel High School is one of 9 schools in Monroe County, based in Monroeville, Alabama. The district serves 2,963 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,031 students, Excel High School is larger than the district average of about 329 students per school.