Total enrollment
19,278
+643 (+3%) vs SY 2017-18
36 schools in Tuscaloosa County
Alabama · 19,278 students · 11 cities
Public-school families inside Tuscaloosa County pick from 36 campuses serving the district's roughly 19,278 K-12 students (19 elementary, 9 middle, and 7 high).
7-year change in Tuscaloosa County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
35
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
52%
was 61%
% Hispanic
14%
was 8%
% Black
32%
was 29%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Tuscaloosa County
As a medium-population district in Alabama, Tuscaloosa County educates 19,278 students across 36 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Tuscaloosa County is built around 19 elementary, 9 middle, 7 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 3%: 18,635 students in SY 2017-18 versus 19,278 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Tuscaloosa County gained 1 school, going from 34 to 35. Demographically, the White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 52%.
On allk12, the community for Tuscaloosa County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.