New Century Technology High School

New Century Technology High School is one of the low-enrollment secondary schools in Huntsville, Alabama, overseen by Huntsville City, with 366 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 46% below typical.

Across the 44 schools in Huntsville City (24,222 students total), New Century Technology High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, New Century Technology High School logs that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 29% Black, 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, New Century Technology High School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.2:1 average. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Madison County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, New Century Technology High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Madison County put median household earnings sit near $86,499, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Madison County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students), New Century Technology High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lee High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around New Century Technology High School. On composite proficiency, New Century Technology High School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. New Century Technology High School's enrollment has fell 21% since 2018, when it stood at 465 (now 366). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 34% to 29%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.