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Sweet Water High School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
440 Main Street
Sweet Water, AL 36782
Phone
(334) 994-4263
District
Marengo County
County
MARENGO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
568
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.5% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Sweet Water High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
48%
60%
53%
47%
43%
54%
48%
60%
53%
47%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
52%
45%
67%
54%
37%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
66%
45%
64%
56%
67%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
66%
40%
70%
50%
62%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
35%
55%
49%
21%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
36%
61%
50%
53%
21%
57%
36%
61%
50%
53%
21%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
12%
27%
5%
30%
18%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
15
13
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 32 5.6%
Kindergarten 53 9.3%
Grade 1 49 8.6%
Grade 2 35 6.2%
Grade 3 47 8.3%
Grade 4 44 7.7%
Grade 5 33 5.8%
Grade 6 36 6.3%
Grade 7 37 6.5%
Grade 8 36 6.3%
Grade 9 45 7.9%
Grade 10 52 9.2%
Grade 11 37 6.5%
Grade 12 32 5.6%
Total 568 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.2% 37.7% 53.8%
Black 34.0% 61.1% 32.8%
Hispanic 1.4% 0.9% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.6% 72.8% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 50.9% 67.9% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.7% 4.8% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,466 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11.3 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.3% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.3% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 18.2% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,981 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.0% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.1% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.5% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.7% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.0% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.3% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 15.5% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,324 $7,104,000 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,432 $1,389,000 9.1%
Staff $586 $568,000 3.7%
General Administration $613 $595,000 3.9%
School Administration $590 $572,000 3.7%
Operation $1,131 $1,097,000 7.2%
Transportation $1,265 $1,227,000 8.0%
Other $157 $152,000 1.0%
Total Support $5,773 $5,600,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,678 $2,598,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $15,775 $15,302,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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