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Birmingham City School District, AL: schools, enrollment and spending

Birmingham City School District runs 49 public schools with 20,954 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 19.2 students per teacher is 2.0 higher than the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "Birmingham City".

At a glance

Schools
49
Students
20,954
Teachers (FTE)
1,089
Students per teacher
19.2
AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
Address
2015 Park Place North, Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone
(205)231-4220
County
Jefferson County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0100390
State district ID
AL-114
Total staff (FTE)
1,963
School counselors (FTE)
51.0About 411 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
145.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district19.2
Alabama17.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (21,597), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$312.1 million
Federal revenue
$53.4 million
State revenue
$145.5 million
Local revenue
$113.2 million
Total spending
$282.2 million
Spending per pupil
$13,068
Salaries
$152.5 million54.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$4.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.1%
  • State: 46.6%
  • Local: 36.3%

Alabama overall

  • Federal: 15.3%
  • State: 53.6%
  • Local: 31.1%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,068
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826

Schools in Birmingham City School District

By level: 9 high, 9 middle, 29 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Adolescent Day TreatmentOtherK to 12
Avondale Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 533917.8
Barrett Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538316.7
BCS Virtual Academy of LearningOther3 to 1218423.0
Bush Hills STEAM AcademyCEP schoolMiddle6 to 837020.6
Central Park Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538616.8
Charles A Brown Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529616.4
Christian SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 857417.9
City ElementaryMiddle7 to 8
Dupuy Alternative SchoolHigh9 to 12
Engle Day TreatmentElementary1 to 7
EPIC Alternative Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 523212.9
George Washington Carver High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1257014.6
Glen Iris Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 682721.8
Green Acres Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 830922.1
Hayes K8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 869316.5
Hemphill Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535317.6
Homebound Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 6
Homebound High SchoolHigh7 to 12
Hudson KEight SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 858019.3
Huffman AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 577922.3
Huffman High SchoolMagnetCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,09418.5
Huffman Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 838424.0
Inglenook SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 831222.3
JacksonOlin High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1271317.4
Jones Valley Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 846522.1
Martha Gaskins K5CEP schoolElementaryPK to 553726.9
Minor Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 544118.4
Norwood Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 526118.6
Oliver K5 SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534321.4
Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 833022.0
Oxmoor K5CEP schoolElementaryPK to 551220.5
Parker High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1294221.9
Phillips AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 860918.5
Princeton SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 519513.0
Ramsay High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1276216.6
Richard Arrington ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 534118.9
Robinson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535420.8
Smith Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 833621.0
South Hampton K8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 851119.7
Sun Valley Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 567820.5
Tuggle Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 542323.5
Washington K8CEP schoolElementaryPK to 861720.6
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnetCEP schoolMiddle6 to 818410.8
Wenonah High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1267017.2
West End AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549217.6
Wilkerson Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 842435.3
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetCEP schoolHigh9 to 1275023.4
Wylam Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 539917.3

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.