Total enrollment
13,632
-8 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Hoover City
Alabama · 13,632 students · 1 city
Hoover City runs the local public-school system inside Alabama: 18 K-12 schools serving roughly 13,632 students, with 11 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in Hoover City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Hoover City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #8 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,632 | #11 of 143 | #633 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #20 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #8 of 143 | #4,949 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 30.6% | #136 of 143 | #6,562 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #14 of 127 | #1,110 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Hoover City
State test results across the district's 15 scored schools run from Greystone Elementary School at 83.9% proficient to Hoover High School at 47.3%, a gap of 36.6 points. That is the 52nd widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 14,027 to 13,632 students (down 3%) and from 951 to 939 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover High School | Hoover | High | 09-12 | 2,919 |
| Spain Park High School | Hoover | High | 09-12 | 1,472 |
| Robert F Bumpus Middle School | Hoover | Middle | 06-08 | 1,192 |
| Berry Middle School | Hoover | Middle | 06-12 | 1,058 |
| Ira F Simmons Middle School | Hoover | Middle | 06-08 | 860 |
| Trace Crossings Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 769 |
| Deer Valley Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 735 |
| Bluff Park Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | KG-05 | 658 |
| Rocky Ridge Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 577 |
| Riverchase Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | KG-05 | 562 |
| South Shades Crest Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-02 | 534 |
| Brocks Gap Intermediate School | Hoover | Elementary | 02-05 | 521 |
| Gwin Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 508 |
| Green Valley Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 501 |
| Greystone Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | PK-05 | 438 |
| Shades Mountain Elementary School | Hoover | Elementary | KG-05 | 328 |
| Crossroads School | Hoover | High | 06-12 | · |
| Riverchase Career Connection Center | Hoover | High | 10-12 | · |
About Hoover City
Hoover City is an average-sized Alabama school district running 18 schools with combined enrollment near 13,632.
For a sense of the school types, Hoover City is made up of 11 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Hoover City is about 757, meaningfully above the Alabama average of roughly 544.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 13,640 students in SY 2020-21 versus 13,632 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Hoover City discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.