Total enrollment
97,401
-1,628 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
Jefferson County
Alabama · Public K-12
Jefferson County in Alabama is home to 181 public K-12 schools, serving roughly 97,401 students between them, broken out as 102 elementary, 33 middle, and 40 high. Jefferson County Public Schools is the largest district by enrollment.
7-year change in Jefferson County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
164
+7 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
35%
was 38%
% Hispanic
13%
was 8%
% Black
48%
was 51%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
667,755
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Schools
181
20 districts
Enrollment
97,401
students · NCES CCD
Median income
$66,388
Above Alabama avg
Free/reduced lunch
52.0%
Below Alabama avg
Elementary
102
48,668 students
Middle
33
18,038 students
High
40
30,264 students
Combined / other
6
431 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Jefferson County Public Schools
35,444 students · 20 districts in Jefferson County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Jefferson County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
36.2%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
11.4%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
4.7%
civilian labor
Median age
38
22.9% under 18
Test scores in Jefferson County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 153 schools ranked. Alabama state average: 53.0%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover High School | Hoover | High | 09-12 | 2,919 | · |
| Vestavia Hills High School | Vestavia Hills | High | 10-12 | 1,625 | · |
| HewittTrussville High School | Trussville | High | 09-12 | 1,571 | · |
| ClayChalkville High School | Pinson | High | 09-12 | 1,377 | · |
| Paine Elementary School | Trussville | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,338 | · |
| Homewood High School | Homewood | High | 09-12 | 1,333 | · |
| McAdory High School | Mccalla | High | 09-12 | 1,259 | · |
| Hueytown High School | Hueytown | High | 09-12 | 1,200 | · |
| HewittTrussville Middle School | Trussville | Middle | 06-08 | 1,163 | · |
| Pizitz Middle School | Vestavia | Middle | 06-08 | 1,131 | · |
| Huffman High SchoolMagnet | Birmingham | High | 09-12 | 1,094 | · |
| Shades Valley High School | Irondale | High | 09-12 | 1,094 | · |
| Gardendale High School | Gardendale | High | 09-12 | 1,076 | · |
| Pinson Valley High School | Pinson | High | 09-12 | 1,025 | · |
| Mountain Brook Junior High School | Mountain Brook | Middle | 07-09 | 1,005 | · |
| Homewood Middle School | Homewood | Middle | 06-08 | 1,000 | · |
| Mountain Brook High School | Mountain Brook | High | 10-12 | 985 | · |
| Minor High School | Adamsville | High | 09-12 | 978 | · |
| ClayChalkville Middle School | Trussville | Middle | 06-08 | 952 | · |
| Parker High School | Birmingham | High | 09-12 | 942 | · |
| Edgewood Elementary School | Homewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 935 | · |
| Fultondale Elementary School | Fultondale | Elementary | PK-05 | 889 | · |
| Mortimer Jordan High School | Kimberly | High | 09-12 | 886 | · |
| Ira F Simmons Middle School | Hoover | Middle | 06-08 | 860 | · |
| Fultondale High School | Birmingham | High | 06-12 | 848 | · |
| McAdory Middle School | Mccalla | Middle | 06-08 | 841 | · |
| Glen Iris Elementary School | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-06 | 827 | · |
| Chalkville Elementary School | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 818 | · |
| Huffman Academy | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 779 | · |
| Oak Grove High School | Bessemer | High | 06-12 | 777 | · |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary East | Vestavia Hills | Elementary | PK-05 | 771 | · |
| Trace Crossings Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 769 | · |
| Ramsay High School | Birmingham | High | 09-12 | 762 | · |
| Bessemer City High School | Bessemer | High | 09-12 | 760 | · |
| Hueytown Middle School | Hueytown | Middle | 06-08 | 755 | · |
| Pinson Elementary School | Pinson | Elementary | PK-02 | 753 | · |
| McCalla Elementary School | Bessemer | Elementary | PK-05 | 752 | · |
| Pleasant Grove High School | Pleasant Grove | High | 06-12 | 752 | · |
| Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet | Birmingham | High | 09-12 | 750 | · |
| Crestline Elementary School | Mountain Brook | Elementary | PK-06 | 743 | · |
| Deer Valley Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 735 | · |
| Bragg Middle School | Gardendale | Middle | 06-08 | 731 | · |
| Hall Kent Elementary School | Homewood | Elementary | PK-05 | 717 | · |
| JacksonOlin High School | Birmingham | High | 09-12 | 713 | · |
| Bryant Park Elementary | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 707 | · |
| Gardendale Elementary School | Gardendale | Elementary | PK-05 | 700 | · |
| Bryan Elementary School | Morris | Elementary | PK-05 | 697 | · |
| Hayes K8 | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-08 | 693 | · |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary West | Vestavia Hills | Elementary | KG-05 | 691 | · |
| Center Point High School | Center Point | High | 09-12 | 685 | · |
| Leeds Elementary School | Leeds | Elementary | 02-05 | 678 | · |
| Sun Valley Elementary School | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 678 | · |
| Wenonah High School | Birmingham | High | 09-12 | 670 | · |
| North Jefferson Middle School | Kimberly | Middle | 06-08 | 669 | · |
| Minor Middle School | Adamsville | Middle | 06-08 | 668 | · |
| Bluff Park Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | KG-05 | 658 | · |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge | Vestavia Hills | Elementary | KG-05 | 657 | · |
| Rudd Middle School | Pinson | Middle | 06-08 | 648 | · |
| Kermit Johnson School | Pinson | Elementary | 03-05 | 646 | · |
| Leeds High School | Leeds | High | 09-12 | 624 | · |
| McAdory Elementary School | Mccalla | Elementary | PK-05 | 617 | · |
| Washington K8 | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-08 | 617 | · |
| Bessemer City Middle School | Bessemer | Middle | 06-08 | 616 | · |
| Warrior Elementary School | Warrior | Elementary | PK-05 | 612 | · |
| Phillips Academy | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-08 | 609 | · |
| Clay Elementary School | Clay | Elementary | PK-05 | 606 | · |
| Hueytown Primary School | Hueytown | Elementary | PK-02 | 601 | · |
| Tarrant High School | Tarrant | High | 07-12 | 597 | · |
| UW Clemon Elementary School | Adamsville | Elementary | PK-05 | 590 | · |
| Erwin Middle School | Center Point | Middle | 06-08 | 585 | · |
| Hudson KEight School | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-08 | 580 | · |
| Brookwood Forest Elementary School | Mountain Brook | Elementary | PK-06 | 579 | · |
| Rocky Ridge Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 577 | · |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Bessemer | Elementary | PK-05 | 576 | · |
| Christian School | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-08 | 574 | · |
| George Washington Carver High School | Birmingham | High | 09-12 | 570 | · |
| Cherokee Bend Elementary School | Mountain Brook | Elementary | PK-06 | 562 | · |
| Center Point Elementary School | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-02 | 557 | · |
| Mountain Brook Elementary School | Mountain Brook | Elementary | PK-06 | 551 | · |
| Bagley Elementary School | Dora | Elementary | PK-04 | 550 | · |
| Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus | Vestavia Hills | High | 09-09 | 548 | · |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park | Vestavia Hills | Elementary | PK-05 | 546 | · |
| Cahaba Elementary School | Trussville | Elementary | KG-05 | 542 | · |
| Martha Gaskins K5 | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 537 | · |
| South Shades Crest Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-02 | 534 | · |
| Hueytown Intermediate School | Hueytown | Elementary | KG-05 | 527 | · |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School | Pleasant Grove | Elementary | PK-05 | 524 | · |
| Brocks Gap Intermediate School | Hoover | Elementary | 02-05 | 521 | · |
| Fairfield High Preparatory School | Fairfield | High | 09-12 | 519 | · |
| Leeds Primary School | Leeds | Elementary | PK-01 | 517 | · |
| Liberty Park Middle School | Vestavia | Middle | 06-08 | 514 | · |
| Oxmoor K5 | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 512 | · |
| South Hampton K8 | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-08 | 511 | · |
| Erwin Intermediate School | Center Point | Elementary | 03-05 | 510 | · |
| Gwin Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 508 | · |
| Shades Cahaba Elementary School | Homewood | Elementary | KG-05 | 507 | · |
| Green Valley Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 501 | · |
| Corner High School | Dora | High | 09-12 | 492 | · |
| West End Academy | Birmingham | Elementary | PK-05 | 492 | · |
| Jonesboro Elementary School | Bessemer | Elementary | PK-05 | 474 | · |
Cities in Jefferson County
Birmingham65 schoolsBessemer17 schoolsHoover12 schoolsVestavia Hills7 schoolsFairfield6 schoolsMountain Brook6 schoolsTrussville6 schoolsHomewood5 schoolsPinson5 schoolsAdamsville4 schoolsGardendale4 schoolsHueytown4 schoolsLeeds4 schoolsMidfield4 schoolsCenter Point3 schoolsIrondale3 schoolsMccalla3 schoolsPleasant Grove3 schoolsTarrant3 schoolsDora2 schoolsKimberly2 schoolsMorris2 schoolsVestavia2 schoolsWarrior2 schoolsBrighton1 schoolClay1 schoolFultondale1 schoolGraysville1 schoolLipscomb1 schoolMount Olive1 schoolQuinton1 school
About Jefferson County
Jefferson County is a broad county of about 667,755 residents in Alabama. Its public-school system enrolls approximately 97,401 students across 181 schools.
For perspective, census numbers show typical household earnings sit around $66,388, about 36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or above, and the federal-poverty share is near 11%. That income level is 20% meaningfully above the Alabama median.
On the school-mix side, Jefferson County spans 102 elementary schools (48,668 students), 33 middle schools (18,038), 40 high schools (30,264), and 6 combined or other schools.
The largest single district in Jefferson County is Jefferson County Public Schools, which alone enrolls about 35,444 students.
Trend over the past 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 97,401 students, stayed largely flat from the 99,029 reported in SY 2017-18. Over that span, Jefferson County opened 7 schools, going from 157 to 164. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment expanded from 8% to 13%.
On allk12, the community for Jefferson County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.
Frequently asked questions
Jefferson County school rankings
DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data