Parker High School

Set in Birmingham, Alabama, Parker High School is a medium-sized secondary school, run under Birmingham City. It enrolls 942 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 38% larger than the state mean of about 682.

Across the 43 schools in Birmingham City (20,954 students total), Parker High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Parker High School shows that 80% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 18% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Parker High School logs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 80% of students at Parker High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Parker High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 8.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) records that median household earnings sit near $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Parker High School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tuggle Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parker High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parker High School has expanded 35%, going from 696 students in 2018 to 942 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 today.

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