Oak Mountain High School

Located at 5476 Caldwell Mill Rd, in Birmingham, Alabama, Oak Mountain High School is a high-enrollment high school that caters to 1,648 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Shelby County. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so Oak Mountain High School sits 142% larger than that benchmark.

Shelby County comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 20,638 students; Oak Mountain High School is among them.

Demographically, Oak Mountain High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Shelby County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Shelby County (around 42%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oak Mountain High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Shelby County shows median household income runs about $97,961, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students), of which Oak Mountain High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oak Mountain Intermediate School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oak Mountain High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oak Mountain High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 5%: 1,572 students in 2018 compared to 1,648 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 78% to 73% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.