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West Blocton High School
West Blocton High School
Address
	4734 Truman Aldrich Parkway; West Blocton, Alabama 35184; United States
Coordinates	33°06′47″N 87°07′43″W / 33.1130°N 87.1285°W
Information
Type	Public secondary school
School district	Bibb County School District
Superintendent	Terry McGee
CEEB code	012820
Principal	Terry Lawley
Teaching staff	25.50 (on an FTE basis)
Enrollment	412 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	16.16
Mascot	Tigers
Website	www.bibbed.org/Subsite006

West Blocton High School (WBHS) is a public secondary school in West Blocton, Alabama, and a part of the Bibb County School District.

Circa 2002 the homecoming games typically have turnouts of almost 400. Robert Dewitt in the Tuscaloosa News cited names of businesses that include the word "tiger", the school's mascot, when saying "Social life in town revolves mostly around church and school."^[2]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 387 students enrolled for 2021-22 was:

Male - 53.7%
Female - 46.3%
Asian - 0.8%
Black - 7.8%
Hispanic - 4.7%
White - 86.0%
Multiracial - 0.8%

30.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. As of 2021–22, West Blocton is no longer a Title I school.^[1]

Academic performance

In 2017 the school was "failing" according to Alabama state school accountability rules.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "School Search results - West Blocton High School". ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
^ Dewitt, Robert (March 10, 2002). "West Blocton may not be thriving, but residents' ties are strong". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ Taylor, Drew (January 13, 2017). "Central High, University Place Middle placed on state's "failing schools" list". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 2, 2020. - See sidebar

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[nces-1] "School Search results - West Blocton High School". ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved September 1, 2024.

[Dewitt-2] Dewitt, Robert (March 10, 2002). "West Blocton may not be thriving, but residents' ties are strong". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 2, 2020.

[3] Taylor, Drew (January 13, 2017). "Central High, University Place Middle placed on state's "failing schools" list". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 2, 2020. - See sidebar

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