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Minor High School

2285 Minor Pkwy, Adamsville, AL 35005 · (205) 379-4750 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL978 STUDENTS
Enrollment
978
High
DISTRICT 958 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
711 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 923624%
Grade 1027929%
Grade 1123924%
Grade 1222423%
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
374%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
9310%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
82584%
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
182%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
50151%
Female
47749%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
7.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
1.8%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.

Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Minor High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Jefferson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
8.5%#279 of 305#20 of 32
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
1.8%#296 of 305#27 of 32
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
7.7%#287 of 305#26 of 32
Enrollment
ranked largest first
978#70 of 319#13 of 33
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.6:1#117 of 307#13 of 32
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.8%#228 of 307#21 of 32
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
72.7%#63 of 317#12 of 33
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.9%#151 of 164#14 of 15
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
978
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 918
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-259785916.6:173% (711)
2023-241,01151.519.6:184% (850)
2022-2391552.517.4:184% (769)
2020-219615417.8:184% (808)
2017-181,00750.519.9:178% (784)
2015-161,0565021.1:165% (683)
2010-111,1228014.0:156% (626)
2000-019145915.5:121% (196)
1990-919186015.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minor High School.

About Minor High School

Minor High School is a public high school in Adamsville, Alabama. It educates 978 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 43% bigger than the 682 average for high schools in Alabama.

The Jefferson County system has 55 schools and 35,444 students.

Black students are the large majority at Minor High School, with 84% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic and 4% White. Among people living in Jefferson County, the Black share is about 42%. The chance that two students picked at random at Minor High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.

At Minor High School, 59 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.6:1. High schools in Alabama average about 17.2:1, a similar figure. Roughly 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.

Minor High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 8.5%. Predicted: 31.2%. Difference: 22.6 points.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 181 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,401.

Nearest public school: UW Clemon Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Minor High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Minor High School's average proficiency of 8.5% compares with 26.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 961 in 2020-21, 978 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.8:1 to 16.6:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Minor High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Jefferson County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students

Quick facts

School name
Minor High School
District
Jefferson County
Address
2285 Minor Pkwy, Adamsville, AL 35005
Phone
(205) 379-4750
County
Jefferson County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
978
Teachers (FTE)
59
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
711 (73%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
010192001752
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other schools in Adamsville
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Frequently asked questions

About Minor High School
What is the total enrollment at Minor High School?
Minor High School enrolls approximately 978 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Minor High School serve?
Minor High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Minor High School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Minor High School.
How diverse is Minor High School?
Minor High School reports a student body of 4% White, 10% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Minor High School?
Minor High School is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
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