Tuscaloosa County High School

Set in Northport, Alabama, Tuscaloosa County High School is a big high school, part of Tuscaloosa County. It instructs 1,607 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 682 students per school, that is 136% larger than typical.

Within Tuscaloosa County, which oversees 35 schools and 19,278 students, Tuscaloosa County High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tuscaloosa County High School shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 29% Black, 19% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Tuscaloosa County High School reports 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 47% of students at Tuscaloosa County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tuscaloosa County High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.7%; actual is 21.5%, a gap of -28.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Tuscaloosa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $66,231 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tuscaloosa County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,508 students), Tuscaloosa County High School is one campus in the mix.

Northport Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tuscaloosa County High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.8%.

Tuscaloosa County High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tuscaloosa County High School has increased 6%, going from 1,518 students in 2018 to 1,607 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 9% to 19% over that span.

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