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Enrollment
1,018
High
DISTRICT 970 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001170
Calera High
100 Calera Eagle Drive, Calera, AL 35040 · (205) 682-6100 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,018 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
579 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 271 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 244 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 268 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 235 | 23% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
25.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like Calera High
Calera High's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calera High this school | 1,018 | 56.9% | 22.0% |
| Benjamin Russell High School Alexander City | 852 | 58.2% | 28.9% |
| Stanhope Elmore High School Millbrook | 1,123 | 52.2% | 37.9% |
| Valley High School Valley | 692 | 58.1% | 13.3% |
| Florence High School Florence | 1,101 | 49.8% | 38.5% |
| Demopolis High School Demopolis | 594 | 54.7% | 29.7% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Calera High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #194 of 305 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #188 of 305 | #10 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #186 of 305 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,018 | #66 of 319 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #201 of 307 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #34 of 307 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #145 of 317 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #33 of 130 | #1 of 7 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,018
+48 (+5%) vs 2020
+133% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 1,018 | 57 | 17.9:1 | 57% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 1,053 | 53.5 | 19.7:1 | 59% (619) |
| 2022-23 | 1,066 | 55.5 | 19.2:1 | 59% (630) |
| 2020-21 | 970 | 52 | 18.6:1 | 40% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 865 | 44 | 19.7:1 | 45% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 41 | 18.2:1 | 43% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 910 | 54 | 16.9:1 | 45% (410) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 41% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calera High.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (865 to 1,018); teachers up 30% (44 to 57).
About Calera High
Calera High serves students in Calera, Alabama, as a mid-sized high school. The school counted 1,018 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 49% more students than the average for high schools in Alabama (about 682).
Shelby County includes 29 schools. Together they enroll 20,638 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Calera High is Black, with 44% of students. Enrollment also includes 39% White, 13% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 31 points above the 14% share among Shelby County residents. The diversity index for Calera High is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.9 students per teacher. That is in line with the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Of all students at Calera High, 57% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Shelby County average 42%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 42.6% for Calera High, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 22.0%. The 20.7-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Shelby County show that median household income comes to about $97,961, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Shelby County counts 48 public schools with about 35,120 students.
The closest school to Calera High is Calera Intermediate School, located about 1.0 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Calera High. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Calera High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Calera High is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,018 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 970.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
- Helena Intermediate SchoolElementary · 955 students
Other schools in Calera
- Calera ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- Calera Intermediate SchoolElementary · 747 students
Other Calera High schools
One other US public school is named Calera High. Calera High is the largest of the 2.
- Calera High SchoolCalera, OK · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Calera Intermediate School1.0 mi · 747
- Calera Elementary1.5 mi · 766
- Calera Middle3.7 mi · 767
- Montevallo Elementary School5.3 mi · 758
- Montevallo High School5.5 mi · 485
- Montevallo Middle School5.8 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Calera HighWhat is the total enrollment at Calera High?
Calera High enrolls approximately 1,018 students in grades 09-12.
Is Calera High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calera High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Calera High have?
Calera High employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Calera High?
Student demographics at Calera High are roughly 39% White, 13% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Calera High public or private?
Calera High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.