Total enrollment
6,934
-153 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Vestavia Hills City
Alabama · 6,934 students · 2 cities
Public-school families inside Vestavia Hills City pick from 9 schools serving the district's roughly 6,934 K-12 students (5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Vestavia Hills City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Vestavia Hills City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.6% | #2 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,934 | #33 of 143 | #1,363 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #46 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #17 of 143 | #5,729 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 10.0% | #142 of 143 | #7,947 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #104 of 127 | #4,634 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 Vestavia Hills City
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park at 83.3% proficient to Vestavia Hills High School at 74.1%, a gap of 9.2 points. That is the 92nd widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 6,389 to 5,729 students (down 10%) and from 414 to 386 full-time teachers (down 7%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestavia Hills High School | Vestavia Hills | High | 10-12 | 1,625 |
| Pizitz Middle School | Vestavia | Middle | 06-08 | 1,131 |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary East | Vestavia Hills | Elementary | PK-05 | 771 |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary West | Vestavia Hills | Elementary | KG-05 | 691 |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge | Vestavia Hills | Elementary | KG-05 | 657 |
| Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus | Vestavia Hills | High | 09-09 | 548 |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park | Vestavia Hills | Elementary | PK-05 | 546 |
| Liberty Park Middle School | Vestavia | Middle | 06-08 | 514 |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights | Vestavia Hills | Elementary | PK-05 | 451 |
About Vestavia Hills City
Vestavia Hills City is a rural-scale public-school district in Alabama. The district operates 9 schools and educates approximately 6,934 students.
In terms of grade levels, Vestavia Hills City consists of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 770 in this district, above the Alabama typical of 544.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 7,087 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,934 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Vestavia Hills City discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.