Calera High

Calera High is a senior high of middle-of-the-pack scale in Calera, Alabama, overseen by Shelby County, teacheing 1,018 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 682 students each, so Calera High sits 49% bigger than that benchmark.

Shelby County runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 20,638 students. Calera High is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Calera High records that the largest single group is Black at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 39% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Calera High shows 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Shelby County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Calera High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.6%; actual is 22.0%, a gap of -20.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Shelby County shows median household income runs about $97,961, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Calera High is one of 48 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students).

The closest other public school is Calera Intermediate School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Calera High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Calera High has climbed 18%, going from 865 students in 2018 to 1,018 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Calera High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.