HewittTrussville High School

As a well-populated high school in Trussville, Alabama, HewittTrussville High School educates 1,571 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Trussville City. That puts it 130% above the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Trussville City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 5,005 students; HewittTrussville High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, HewittTrussville High School records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Black, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HewittTrussville High School has 100 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting HewittTrussville High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Jefferson County's rate of about 52%.

With demographic context factored in, HewittTrussville High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) records that the typical household earns roughly $66,388 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which HewittTrussville High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: HewittTrussville Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HewittTrussville High School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 6%: 1,489 students in 2018 compared to 1,571 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.