Vincent Middle High School

Vincent Middle High School is a close-knit high school in Vincent, Alabama, run under Shelby County. The school educates 447 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Shelby County comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 20,638 students; Vincent Middle High School is among them.

On demographics, Vincent Middle High School lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 23% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Shelby County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vincent Middle High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 34.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Shelby County shows median household earnings sit near $97,961, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students), Vincent Middle High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Vincent Elementary School, roughly 1.7 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Vincent Middle High School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 468 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.