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Enrollment
1,134
High
DISTRICT 1,028 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA CITY·NCES 010336002101
Paul W Bryant High School
6315 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive, Cottondale, AL 35453 · (205) 759-3538 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,134 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Alabama public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
735 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 309 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 323 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 249 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 253 | 22% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
9.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
3.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% 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 →
Schools most like Paul W Bryant High School
Paul W Bryant High School's state test result (8.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul W Bryant High School this school | 1,134 | 64.8% | 8.9% |
| ClayChalkville High School Pinson | 1,377 | 67.0% | 5.5% |
| Murphy High School Mobile | 1,212 | 69.6% | 18.7% |
| Pleasant Grove High School Pleasant Grove | 752 | 63.4% | 17.2% |
| Minor High School Adamsville | 978 | 72.7% | 8.5% |
| Lee High School Huntsville | 877 | 59.7% | 20.9% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Paul W Bryant High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #276 of 305 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.1% | #283 of 305 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #270 of 305 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,134 | #52 of 319 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #294 of 307 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #238 of 307 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #94 of 317 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #150 of 164 | N/A |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,134
+114 (+11%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 944
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,134 | 54 | 21.0:1 | 65% (735) |
| 2023-24 | 1,072 | 55.5 | 19.3:1 | 48% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 1,042 | 51.2 | 20.4:1 | 48% (505) |
| 2020-21 | 1,020 | 59 | 17.3:1 | 48% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 1,169 | 58 | 20.2:1 | 48% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 48 | 18.3:1 | 54% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 944 | 51 | 18.5:1 | 59% (553) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul W Bryant High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,169 to 1,134); teachers down 7% (58 to 54).
About Paul W Bryant High School
In Cottondale, Alabama, part of Tuscaloosa County, Paul W Bryant High School is a high school. The school's 1,134 students are in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 66% higher than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Tuscaloosa City includes 19 schools. Together they enroll 11,230 students.
At Paul W Bryant High School, Black students make up 86% of the student body. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic and 5% White. Among people living in Tuscaloosa County, the Black share is about 31%. Paul W Bryant High School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Paul W Bryant High School total 54 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.0:1. The 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 735 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 65%. The average for public schools in Tuscaloosa County is 54%.
The allk12 Grade for Paul W Bryant High School is F. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Paul W Bryant High School is 28.0 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Alabama.
In the county around the school, Tuscaloosa County, median household income is about $66,231, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 58 public schools operate in Tuscaloosa County, serving about 30,508 students.
The closest public school, Eastwood Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from Paul W Bryant High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Paul W Bryant High School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Paul W Bryant High School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,134, 11% above the 1,020 of 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 17.3:1 to 21.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Paul W Bryant High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tuscaloosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
237,552
Census ACS
Median income
$66,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
30,508 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tuscaloosa City
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Southview Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
Other schools in Cottondale
- Eastwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Cottondale Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- DavisEmerson Middle SchoolMiddle · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Eastwood Middle School0.2 mi · 711
- Woodland Forrest Elementary School1.2 mi · 544
- Cottondale Elementary School2.0 mi · 438
- DavisEmerson Middle School2.6 mi · 397
- Southview Elementary School2.8 mi · 644
- Maxwell Elementary School3.2 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Paul W Bryant High SchoolHow many students attend Paul W Bryant High School?
Paul W Bryant High School enrolls approximately 1,134 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Paul W Bryant High School serve?
Paul W Bryant High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul W Bryant High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paul W Bryant High School is approximately 21.0:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paul W Bryant High School?
At Paul W Bryant High School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 7% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Paul W Bryant High School in?
Paul W Bryant High School is part of Tuscaloosa City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.