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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Jefferson County, Alabama

155 public schools in Jefferson County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Wilkerson Middle School leads the list at 35.3:1, against a median of 17.4:1 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

155

Jefferson County, Alabama

Top Students/teacher

35.3:1

Median Students/teacher

17.4:1

HIGHEST RATIO · JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Wilkerson Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	424	35.3:1
2	Martha Gaskins K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	537	26.9:1
3	Huffman Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	384	24.0:1
4	i3 Academy Phase 2	Birmingham, AL	i3 Academy	Middle	400	23.5:1
5	Tuggle Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	423	23.5:1
6	Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	750	23.4:1
7	Leeds Elementary School	Leeds, AL	Leeds City	Elementary	678	22.6:1
8	Greenwood Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	Elementary	290	22.3:1
9	Inglenook School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	312	22.3:1
10	Huffman Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	779	22.3:1
11	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	309	22.1:1
12	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	330	22.0:1
13	Parker High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	942	21.9:1
14	Glen Iris Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	827	21.8:1
15	Bessemer City High School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	High	760	21.7:1
16	Jones Valley Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	465	21.6:1
17	C J Donald Middle School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	Middle	316	21.1:1
18	Smith Middle School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	336	21.0:1
19	Midfield Elementary School	Midfield, AL	Midfield City	Elementary	377	20.9:1
20	Robinson Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	354	20.8:1
21	Oliver K5 School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	343	20.8:1
22	Washington K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	617	20.6:1
23	Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Middle	370	20.6:1
24	Sun Valley Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	678	20.6:1
25	Bessemer City Middle School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	Middle	616	20.5:1
26	Oxmoor K5	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	512	20.5:1
27	Fultondale Elementary School	Fultondale, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	889	20.4:1
28	Erwin Intermediate School	Center Point, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	510	20.4:1
29	North Jefferson Middle School	Kimberly, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	669	20.1:1
30	Fairfield High Preparatory School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	High	519	20.0:1
31	Legacy Prep Intermediate	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Prep	Middle	219	19.9:1
32	Hueytown Intermediate School	Hueytown, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	527	19.9:1
33	Adamsville Elementary School	Adamsville, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	288	19.9:1
34	Rutledge School	Midfield, AL	Midfield City	Middle	288	19.9:1
35	Warrior Elementary School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	612	19.7:1
36	Brookville Elementary School	Graysville, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	211	19.7:1
37	Corner Middle School	Warrior, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	437	19.7:1
38	South Hampton K8	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	511	19.6:1
39	Brighton School	Brighton, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	336	19.5:1
40	Gardendale Elementary School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	700	19.4:1
41	Hudson KEight School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	580	19.3:1
42	Charles F Hard Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	Elementary	364	19.2:1
43	Bagley Elementary School	Dora, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	550	19.0:1
44	Richard Arrington Elementary	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	341	18.9:1
45	Norwood Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	261	18.6:1
46	Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	1,094	18.5:1
47	McCalla Elementary School	Bessemer, AL	Jefferson County	Elementary	752	18.5:1
48	Oak Grove High School	Bessemer, AL	Jefferson County	High	777	18.5:1
49	Phillips Academy	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	609	18.4:1
50	Gardendale High School	Gardendale, AL	Jefferson County	High	1,076	18.4:1

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