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Enrollment
1,076
High
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001274
Brookwood High School
12250 George Richmond Parkway, Brookwood, AL 35444 · (205) 342-2777 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,076 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
481 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 3% |
| Grade 9 | 266 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 283 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 270 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 224 | 21% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
15.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Brookwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #188 of 305 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #178 of 305 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #195 of 305 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,076 | #62 of 319 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #222 of 307 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #144 of 307 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #233 of 317 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.6% | #76 of 130 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,076
+62 (+6%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 996
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,076 | 59 | 18.2:1 | 45% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 1,094 | 61 | 17.9:1 | 58% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 1,078 | 57 | 18.9:1 | 58% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 1,014 | 55 | 18.4:1 | 47% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 1,000 | 55 | 18.2:1 | 41% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 1,001 | 50 | 20.0:1 | 38% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 965 | 53 | 18.2:1 | 48% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 1,089 | 64 | 17.0:1 | 31% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 996 | 51 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookwood High School.
About Brookwood High School
Brookwood High School is a high-enrollment high school with an address in Brookwood, Alabama. The school's 1,076 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 58% higher than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Tuscaloosa County has a total of 35 schools and 19,278 students, Brookwood High School among them.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Brookwood High School combined. After that, the student body is 15% Black and 11% Hispanic. Among all residents of Tuscaloosa County, the White share is about 60%. Brookwood High School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1 at Brookwood High School, with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 45%. Public schools in Tuscaloosa County average 54%.
Brookwood High School scores 28.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 22.6% actual versus 51.5% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Tuscaloosa County this way: median household income is about $66,231, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 58 public schools in Tuscaloosa County, with a combined enrollment of about 30,508.
The closest other public school is Brookwood Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Brookwood High School is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Brookwood High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 1,014 in 2020-21 and 1,076 in 2024-25, a rise of 62 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa County
- Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHigh · 1,607 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Echols Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Nearby schools
- Brookwood Elementary School0.2 mi · 631
- Brookwood Middle School3.6 mi · 738
- Vance Elementary School7.0 mi · 451
- DavisEmerson Middle School9.3 mi · 397
- Cottondale Elementary School9.7 mi · 438
- Holt High School9.9 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Brookwood High SchoolHow many students attend Brookwood High School?
Brookwood High School enrolls approximately 1,076 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Brookwood High School serve?
Brookwood High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Brookwood High School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Brookwood High School.
How diverse is Brookwood High School?
Brookwood High School reports a student body of 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookwood High School?
Brookwood High School is overseen by Tuscaloosa County in Tuscaloosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.