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Enrollment
1,607
High
DISTRICT 939 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSCALOOSA COUNTY·NCES 010339001291
Tuscaloosa County High School
12500 Wildcat Dr, Northport, AL 35475 · (205) 342-2670 · Tuscaloosa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,607 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Alabama public high schools
- CTest 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
17.8:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
758 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 463 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 412 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 346 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 386 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
23.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% 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 Tuscaloosa County High School
Tuscaloosa County High School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa County High School this school | 1,607 | 47.2% | 21.5% |
| Thompson High School Alabaster | 2,060 | 49.9% | 36.8% |
| Florence High School Florence | 1,101 | 49.8% | 38.5% |
| Oxford High School Oxford | 1,242 | 52.7% | 35.4% |
| Athens High School Athens | 1,278 | 53.4% | 37.9% |
| Robertsdale High School Robertsdale | 1,418 | 48.8% | 36.7% |
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 Tuscaloosa County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Tuscaloosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #200 of 305 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #167 of 305 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #205 of 305 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,607 | #17 of 319 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #199 of 307 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #30 of 307 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #219 of 317 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #87 of 130 | #5 of 8 |
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
1,607
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,366
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,607 | 90.2 | 17.8:1 | 47% (758) |
| 2023-24 | 1,562 | 87.8 | 17.8:1 | 55% (853) |
| 2022-23 | 1,545 | 90 | 17.2:1 | 55% (856) |
| 2020-21 | 1,604 | 92 | 17.4:1 | 46% (742) |
| 2017-18 | 1,518 | 89.9 | 16.9:1 | 42% (638) |
| 2015-16 | 1,520 | 81 | 18.8:1 | 36% (543) |
| 2010-11 | 1,551 | 89 | 17.4:1 | 41% (642) |
| 2000-01 | 1,623 | 86 | 18.9:1 | 31% (503) |
| 1990-91 | 1,366 | 77 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuscaloosa County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,518 to 1,607); teachers unchanged (89.9 to 90.2).
About Tuscaloosa County High School
The public high school Tuscaloosa County High School is located in Northport, Alabama. Enrolled students number 1,607 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 136% higher than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Tuscaloosa County High School is one of 35 schools in Tuscaloosa County, which enrolls 19,278 students in total.
Tuscaloosa County High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 49%. Other students are 29% Black and 19% Hispanic. By comparison, Tuscaloosa County residents are about 60% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Tuscaloosa County High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.8:1, with 90.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Alabama average about 17.2:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 47% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Tuscaloosa County High School is C-. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Tuscaloosa County High School would score about 49.7%. It scores 21.5%, a bottom-10% result among Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Tuscaloosa County this way: median household income is about $66,231, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 58 public schools in Tuscaloosa County, with a combined enrollment of about 30,508.
Northport Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Local comparison: Tuscaloosa County High School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 21.5% versus a 47.3% average.
Tuscaloosa County High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Mid-size.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,604) to 2024-25 (1,607).
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 County
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 1,434 students
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Brookwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Echols Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
Other schools in Northport
- Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 743 students
- Echols Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Northport Elementary SchoolElementary · 558 students
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Northport Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Flatwoods Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Northport Elementary School0.2 mi · 558
- Northport Intermediate School0.2 mi · 500
- Huntington Place Elementary School1.0 mi · 377
- Flatwoods Elementary School4.5 mi · 459
- FaucettVestavia Elementary School4.8 mi · 343
- Crestmont Elementary School5.3 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Tuscaloosa County High SchoolHow large is Tuscaloosa County High School?
Tuscaloosa County High School enrolls approximately 1,607 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Tuscaloosa County High School serve?
Tuscaloosa County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Tuscaloosa County High School have?
Tuscaloosa County High School employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Tuscaloosa County High School?
Tuscaloosa County High School reports a student body of 49% White, 19% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Tuscaloosa County High School public or private?
Tuscaloosa County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tuscaloosa County.
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