Hoover High School

Hoover High School, a roomy senior high in Hoover, Alabama, part of Hoover City, serves 2,919 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 328% above the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Across the 16 schools in Hoover City (13,632 students total), Hoover High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hoover High School reports that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 185 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 30% of students at Hoover High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hoover High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.5%, the actual is 47.3%, a residual of -15.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which Hoover High School is one.

Trace Crossings Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hoover High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hoover High School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 2,891 students in 2018 compared to 2,919 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 55% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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