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Enrollment
1,076
High
DISTRICT 861 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PELHAM CITY·NCES 010019402399
Pelham High School
2500 Panther Cir, Pelham, AL 35124 · (205) 624-3701 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,076 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Alabama public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
14.8:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
465 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 255 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 264 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 279 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 278 | 26% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pelham City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% 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 Pelham High School
Pelham High School's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham High School this school | 1,076 | 43.2% | 35.4% |
| Tuscaloosa County High School Northport | 1,607 | 47.2% | 21.5% |
| Athens High School Athens | 1,278 | 53.4% | 37.9% |
| Oxford High School Oxford | 1,242 | 52.7% | 35.4% |
| Florence High School Florence | 1,101 | 49.8% | 38.5% |
| Jasper High School Jasper | 850 | 45.9% | 43.0% |
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 Pelham High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #92 of 305 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #97 of 305 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #117 of 305 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,076 | #60 of 319 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #38 of 307 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #11 of 307 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #239 of 317 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.9% | #49 of 130 | #3 of 7 |
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
1,076
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,076 | 72.7 | 14.8:1 | 43% (465) |
| 2023-24 | 1,100 | 70 | 15.7:1 | 49% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 1,080 | 65.7 | 16.4:1 | 43% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 1,066 | 63 | 16.9:1 | 24% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 945 | 60.5 | 15.6:1 | 29% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 920 | 54 | 17.0:1 | 36% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pelham High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (945 to 1,076); teachers up 20% (60.5 to 72.7).
About Pelham High School
Pelham High School is a high-enrollment high school in Alabama, with an address in Pelham. A federal count lists 1,076 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Alabama is about 682, so this school runs 58% larger than that.
Pelham High School reports to Pelham City, which has 4 schools and 3,444 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Pelham High School. The largest is White students, at 44%. Next come 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 76% White among all Shelby County residents. Pelham High School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1, with 72.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.4 students per teacher below the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 43% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Shelby County average 42%.
Pelham High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Pelham High School is among the bottom 10% of schools in Alabama. Predicted: 52.5%. Actual: 35.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Shelby County, the median household income is $97,961, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 48 public schools in Shelby County, enrolling about 35,120 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Pelham Park Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pelham High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Pelham High School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,066 students in 2020-21 and 1,076 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.9:1 to 14.8:1.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pelham City
- Pelham Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Pelham RidgeElementary · 783 students
- Pelham OaksElementary · 750 students
Other schools in Pelham
- Pelham Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 835 students
- Pelham RidgeElementary · 783 students
- Pelham OaksElementary · 750 students
- Linda Nolen Learning CenterCombined · 78 students
- STAR Program ElementaryElementary
- STAR Program MiddleMiddle
Other Pelham High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pelham High. Pelham High School is the largest of the 3.
- Pelham High SchoolPelham, NH · 508 students
- Pelham High SchoolPelham, GA · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Pelham Park Middle School0.9 mi · 835
- Pelham Oaks1.8 mi · 750
- Helena Elementary School2.1 mi · 778
- Linda Nolen Learning Center2.3 mi · 78
- Robert F Bumpus Middle School2.3 mi · 1,192
- Hoover High School2.3 mi · 2,919
Frequently asked questions
About Pelham High SchoolHow large is Pelham High School?
Pelham High School enrolls approximately 1,076 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Pelham High School serve?
Pelham High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pelham High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pelham High School is approximately 14.8:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pelham High School?
Student demographics at Pelham High School are roughly 44% White, 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pelham High School in?
Pelham High School is part of Pelham City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.