Shelby County High School

Shelby County High School is one of the close-knit senior highs in Columbiana, Alabama, one of the schools within Shelby County, with 572 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Shelby County runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 20,638 students. Shelby County High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shelby County High School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Shelby County High School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Shelby County High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at Shelby County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Shelby County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, Shelby County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.6%; this one delivers 31.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household earnings sit near $97,961, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Shelby County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students), of which Shelby County High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Elvin Hill Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shelby County High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 35.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 546 students in 2018 compared to 572 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 83% to 73% over that span.

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