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The highest-poverty public high schools in Shelby County, Alabama

Across Shelby County, Alabama, 10 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Montevallo High School leads the list at 77.7%, against a median of 46.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Shelby County, Alabama

Top % FRL

77.7%

Median % FRL

46.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Montevallo High School	Montevallo, AL	Shelby County	High	485	77.7%
2	Vincent Middle High School	Vincent, AL	Shelby County	High	447	70.0%
3	Shelby County High School	Columbiana, AL	Shelby County	High	572	57.0%
4	Calera High	Calera, AL	Shelby County	High	1,018	56.9%
5	Thompson High School	Alabaster, AL	Alabaster City	High	2,060	49.9%
6	Pelham High School	Pelham, AL	Pelham City	High	1,076	43.2%
7	Spain Park High School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	High	1,472	31.2%
8	Helena High School	Helena, AL	Shelby County	High	1,383	26.4%
9	Chelsea High School	Chelsea, AL	Shelby County	High	1,235	23.5%
10	Oak Mountain High School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	High	1,648	23.3%

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