School district · Alabama
Jefferson County
Jefferson County in Alabama: 57 public schools with 35,444 students and 17.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,628 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 57
- Students
- 35,444
- Students per teacher
- 17.4
- AL 17.4 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $12,628
- AL $13.6K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,036
- Counselors (FTE)
- 89.0
- Students per counselor
- 398
- AL 400 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.0
- Librarians (FTE): 61.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Alabama: 60%50%proficient
+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Alabama
Median 59% · 151 school districts compared
15,229 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Alabama: 35%22%proficient
+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 74% of school districts in Alabama
Median 32% · 151 school districts compared
15,275 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 13% · $77M
- State
- 57% · $337.1M
- Local
- 30% · $177.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $6,771
- Support services
- $5,001
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $58M
- Long-term debt
- $180.1M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adamsville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 288 | 19.9 | 46% | 19% |
Bagley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 550 | 19.0 | 70% | 55% |
Brighton SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 336 | 19.5 | 37% | 31% |
Brookville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 211 | 19.7 | 50% | 42% |
Bryan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 697 | 17.0 | 78% | 64% |
Bryant Park ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 707 | 17.4 | 56% | 23% |
Center Point Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 557 | 16.6 | — | — |
Chalkville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 818 | 18.3 | 38% | 16% |
Clay Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 606 | 16.7 | 57% | 25% |
Concord Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 400 | 17.6 | 61% | 29% |
Erwin Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 510 | 20.4 | 40% | 13% |
Fultondale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 889 | 20.4 | 41% | 17% |
Gardendale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 700 | 19.4 | 71% | 48% |
Grantswood Community SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 394 | 15.3 | 62% | 31% |
Hueytown Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 527 | 19.9 | 51% | 25% |
Hueytown Primary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 601 | 15.2 | — | — |
Irondale Community SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 435 | 16.8 | 49% | 20% |
Kermit Johnson SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 646 | 17.5 | 49% | 24% |
Lipscomb Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 221 | 17.7 | 57% | 51% |
McAdory Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 617 | 17.4 | 58% | 38% |
McCalla Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 752 | 18.5 | 62% | 38% |
Minor Community SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 384 | 16.2 | 43% | 19% |
Mount Olive Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 286 | 16.8 | 68% | 49% |
Oak Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 576 | 16.6 | 60% | 49% |
Pinson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 753 | 16.5 | — | — |
Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 524 | 17.6 | 47% | 6.8% |
Snow Rogers Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 389 | 15.9 | 73% | 46% |
UW Clemon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 590 | 16.9 | 43% | 13% |
Warrior Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 612 | 19.7 | 74% | 48% |
West Jefferson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 111 | 15.9 | — | — |
Bragg Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 731 | 18.3 | 62% | 28% |
ClayChalkville Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 952 | 16.1 | 30% | 5.0% |
Corner Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 437 | 19.7 | 63% | 25% |
Erwin Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 585 | 18.3 | 26% | 1.8% |
Hueytown Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 755 | 16.1 | 40% | 5.9% |
Irondale Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 430 | 15.9 | 40% | 3.4% |
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 345 | 17.7 | 98% | 81% |
McAdory Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 841 | 17.3 | 46% | 7.7% |
Minor Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 668 | 18.1 | 28% | 2.2% |
North Jefferson Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 669 | 20.1 | 67% | 34% |
Rudd Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 648 | 18.0 | 38% | 8.6% |
Center Point High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 685 | 14.9 | — | — |
ClayChalkville High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,377 | 17.2 | — | — |
Corner High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 492 | 16.8 | — | — |
Fultondale High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 848 | 17.5 | 41% | 12% |
Gardendale High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,076 | 18.4 | — | — |
Hueytown High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,200 | 16.7 | — | — |
McAdory High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,259 | 18.1 | — | — |
Minor High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 978 | 16.6 | — | — |
Mortimer Jordan High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 886 | 18.2 | — | — |
Oak Grove High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 777 | 18.5 | 54% | 18% |
Pinson Valley High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,025 | 16.4 | — | — |
Pleasant Grove High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 752 | 15.7 | 42% | 5.2% |
Shades Valley High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,094 | 16.8 | — | — |
Jefferson County Counseling Learning CenterEastAlternativeFree meals for all | K–12 | — | — | — | — |
Jefferson County Virtual SchoolFully virtual | 1–12 | 247 | — | 64% | 9.8% |
William E Burkett MultiHandicapped CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | — | — | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 2100 18th Street S, Birmingham, AL 35209
- Phone
- (205)379-2000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.