Birmingham City School District

2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, AL Phone Web

Academic Summary

Schools

23,326

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

17 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

21%

Percent Proficient - Math

24%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Living Summary view more

90,867

households

203,311

Total Population

$91,100

Average House Value

$837

Average Housing Rent

$37,375

Average Household Income

87.64%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

District Overview

Birmingham City School District is a public school district serving Birmingham area, Alabama. For academic year 2020-2021, 51 schools served 23,326 students through PK to 12^th grade in its 51 schools. A total of 1,351 teachers are teaching their students and the average students to teacher ratio is 17 to 1.

According to the Alabama state assessment result, 21% of students are proficient in Math learning and 24% of students are proficient in English/language arts learning.

District Contacts

http://www.bhamcityschools.org (205)231-4220 2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, AL

Civil Rights Coordinators

Title II(disabilities)

AMANDA CROSS

email phone

Title VI(race, color, national origin)

AMANDA CROSS

email phone

Title IX(sex-based)

AMANDA CROSS

email phone

Schools in Birmingham City School District

In Birmingham City School District, 51 schools are serving students in its area. The next lists are showing schools by offering level.

Engle Day Treatment View

Avondale Elementary School View

585 Students

16 Students per teacher

Barrett Elementary School View

456 Students

14 Students per teacher

Charles A Brown Elementary School View

380 Students

16 Students per teacher

Central Park Elementary School View

485 Students

15 Students per teacher

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Green Acres Middle School View

372 Students

25 Students per teacher

Huffman Middle School View

401 Students

21 Students per teacher

We Putnam Middle Schoolmagnet View

327 Students

16 Students per teacher

Smith Middle School View

441 Students

19 Students per teacher

Jones Valley Middle School View

374 Students

20 Students per teacher

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Huffman High Schoolmagnet View

1,359 Students

21 Students per teacher

Jacksonolin High School View

835 Students

17 Students per teacher

Parker High School View

629 Students

15 Students per teacher

Ramsay High School View

786 Students

17 Students per teacher

Wenonah High School View

725 Students

17 Students per teacher

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Adolescent Day Treatment View

Best Colleges in Alabama

Auburn University VIEW

Auburn, AL

$33,944 ($12,536) Tuition & Fees

1,300 SAT Score

The University of Alabama VIEW

Tuscaloosa, AL

$33,200 ($11,900) Tuition & Fees

1,260 SAT Score

University of Alabama at Birmingham VIEW

Birmingham, AL

$21,864 ($8,832) Tuition & Fees

1,300 SAT Score

University of Alabama in Huntsville VIEW

Huntsville, AL

$24,662 ($11,770) Tuition & Fees

1,335 SAT Score

Jacksonville State University VIEW

Jacksonville, AL

$22,716 ($12,426) Tuition & Fees

1,100 SAT Score

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Samford University VIEW

Birmingham, AL

$38,144 Tuition & Fees

1,170 SAT Score

Birmingham-Southern College VIEW

Birmingham, AL

$22,750 Tuition & Fees

1,210 SAT Score

Spring Hill College VIEW

Mobile, AL

$23,270 Tuition & Fees

1,160 SAT Score

Judson College VIEW

Marion, AL

$18,640 Tuition & Fees

Tuskegee University VIEW

Tuskegee, AL

$23,440 Tuition & Fees

1,100 SAT Score

View More Alabama Colleges

Virginia College-Mobile VIEW

Mobile, AL

$15,800 Tuition & Fees

Southern Union State Community College VIEW

Wadley, AL

$8,790 ($4,980) Tuition & Fees

Bevill State Community College VIEW

Jasper, AL

$8,234 ($4,678) Tuition & Fees

H Councill Trenholm State Community College VIEW

Montgomery, AL

$8,700 ($4,890) Tuition & Fees

Snead State Community College VIEW

Boaz, AL

$9,536 ($5,472) Tuition & Fees

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Student Population

A total of 23,326 students are attending Birmingham City School District. By gender, there are 11,413 (48.9%) and 10,811 (46.3%) female students at Birmingham City School District.

By race/ethnicity, 345 White (1.5%), 21,271 Black (91.2%), and29 Asian (0.1%) students are attending schools.

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic 6.3%	1,480	763	717
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5%	119	72	47
Asian 0.1%	29	16	13
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2%	48	22	26
Black 91.2%	21,271	10,913	10,358
White 1.5%	345	196	149
Two or More Races 0.2%	35	12	23
Total	23,327	11,994	11,333

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	681	372	309
American Indian/Alaska Native	14	8	6
Asian	6	1	5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	3	1	2
Black	17	10	7
White	12	7	5
Total	890	484	406

	Total	Male	Female
Hispanic	103	64	39
American Indian/Alaska Native	7	6	1
Asian	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	2	0	2
Black	2,508	1,586	922
White	42	24	18
Two or More Races	2	1	1
Total	2,666	1,682	984

Academic Achievement

Achievement

Math
Reading/Language Arts

	Grade
	Overall	3	4	5	6	7	8	HS
All students 21%	21%	31%	21%	21%	21%	17%	17%	20%
American Indian/Alaska Native students 20%	≤20%	<50%	<50%	*	*	*	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander students 30%	21-39%	*	*	***	*	*	*	*
Hispanic students 24%	24%	30-34%	20-24%	25-29%	25-29%	15-19%	10-14%	20-29%
Black students 21%	21%	30%	20%	20%	20%	16%	17%	20%
White students 42%	40-44%	40-59%	21-39%	40-59%	≥50%	<50%	<50%	<50%
Two or More Races 32%	30-34%	<50%	≥50%	<50%	21-39%	<50%	<50%	<50%
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 7%	7%	10-14%	7%	8%	6-9%	6-9%	6-9%	≤5%
Economically disadvantaged students 17%	17%	27%	18%	17%	15%	11%	11%	15%
Limited English proficient students 16%	16%	20-24%	15-19%	20-24%	≤10%	≤10%	≤10%	≤20%
Female students 23%	23%	32%	23%	22%	22%	19%	18%	20%
Male students 20%	20%	29%	20%	20%	20%	14%	15%	20%
Homeless enrolled students 17%	15-19%	20-29%	20-29%	≤20%	≤20%	<50%	*	<50%
Foster Care Status 15%	11-19%	<50%	*	<50%	*	*	<50%	*
Military Connected Student Status 15%	11-19%	*	*	*	<50%	<50%	<50%	*

	Grade
	Overall	8	7	6	5	3	4
Hispanic students 21%	21%	15-19%	15-19%	25-29%	25-29%	15-19%	20-24%
Military Connected Student Status 25%	20-29%	<50%	<50%	<50%	*	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander students 30%	21-39%	*	*	*	***	*	*
Male students 21%	21%	19%	22%	22%	22%	21%	21%
White students 42%	40-44%	<50%	<50%	≥50%	40-59%	21-39%	40-59%
Foster Care Status 25%	20-29%	<50%	*	*	<50%	<50%	*
Two or More Races 37%	35-39%	<50%	≥50%	21-39%	<50%	<50%	<50%
Homeless enrolled students 17%	15-19%	*	<50%	21-39%	21-39%	11-19%	11-19%
Students with disabilities (IDEA) 7%	7%	≤5%	10-14%	6-9%	5%	6-9%	8%
Limited English proficient students 10%	10%	≤10%	≤10%	11-19%	10-14%	10-14%	15-19%
American Indian/Alaska Native students 20%	≤20%	*	*	*	*	<50%	<50%
Economically disadvantaged students 19%	19%	17%	18%	20%	19%	19%	20%
All students 24%	24%	21%	24%	25%	24%	24%	24%
Female students 27%	27%	24%	26%	29%	27%	27%	27%
Black students 24%	24%	22%	24%	25%	24%	24%	23%

Advanced Placement Programs

Total 735 students are enrolled in at least one (1) AP programs. 11 students are enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and 752 students are participating the SAT and/or ACT test program at Birmingham City School District.

	Number of Students Enrolled	Percent Enrolled
Advanced Placement Programs	735	21%
Advanced Placement Math	127	4%
Advanced Placement Science	186	5%
Advanced Placement Other programs	533	15%
International BS program	11	0%
SAT/ACT Participation	752	21%

Teachers & Staffs

Total 1,415 full-time (or equivalent) teachers work for schools in Birmingham City School District and the students to teacher ratio is 17 to 1. 96.1% of teachers are certified. 90.7% of teachers have 3 or more years teaching experiences.

	Headcount	Note
Total FTE of Teachers	1,415	Students per teacher: 17 to 1
Teachers who are certified	1,360	96.1%
Teachers who are not certified	55	3.9%
Teachers in their first year of teaching	58	4.1%
Teachers in their second year of teaching	73	5.2%
School counselors	48	Students per counselor: 486 to 1
Law Enforcement Officer	10	-
Security guards	26	-
Nurses	39	-
Psychologists	1	-
Social workers	1	-