📍 2180 Broad St, Selma, Dallas County, 36701
Selma High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Selma, Dallas County. The school has 719 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Selma City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Selma High School enrolls 719 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, <1% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 704 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | <1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
613 of the school's 719 students (85%) 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.
Selma High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-70.
Selma High School is one of 11 schools in Selma City, based in Selma, Alabama. The district serves 2,301 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 719 students, Selma High School is larger than the district average of about 209 students per school.