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Jefferson County Public Schools, AL: schools, enrollment and spending

Jefferson County Public Schools runs 57 public schools with 35,444 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 17.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "Jefferson County".

At a glance

Schools
57
Students
35,444
Teachers (FTE)
2,035
Students per teacher
17.4
AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
Address
2100 18th Street S, Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone
(205)379-2000
County
Jefferson County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0101920
State district ID
AL-037
Total staff (FTE)
3,433
School counselors (FTE)
89.0About 398 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
219.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district17.4
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 (35,336), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$453.7 million
Federal revenue
$70.8 million
State revenue
$249.9 million
Local revenue
$133.0 million
Total spending
$466.2 million
Spending per pupil
$13,195
Salaries
$213.9 million45.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$209.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.6%
  • State: 55.1%
  • Local: 29.3%

Alabama overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,195
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826

Schools in Jefferson County Public Schools

By level: 13 high, 11 middle, 30 elementary, 3 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Adamsville Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 528820.6
Bagley Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 455019.0
Bragg Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 873118.3
Brighton SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 533619.8
Brookville Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 521121.1
Bryan Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 569717.0
Bryant Park ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 570717.7
Center Point Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 255716.9
Center Point High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1268514.9
Chalkville Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 581818.6
Clay Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 560616.8
ClayChalkville High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,37717.2
ClayChalkville Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 895216.1
Concord Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 540018.2
Corner High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1249217.0
Corner Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 843719.9
Erwin Intermediate SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 551020.4
Erwin Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 858518.3
Fultondale Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 588920.7
Fultondale High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1284817.7
Gardendale Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 570019.4
Gardendale High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,07618.6
Grantswood Community SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 539415.8
Hueytown High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,20016.7
Hueytown Intermediate SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 552720.3
Hueytown Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 875516.1
Hueytown Primary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 260115.4
Irondale Community SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543517.4
Irondale Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 843015.9
Jefferson County Counseling Learning CenterEastCEP schoolOtherK to 12
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 834518.2
Jefferson County Virtual SchoolOther1 to 12247
Kermit Johnson SchoolCEP schoolElementary3 to 564617.5
Lipscomb Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 522118.4
McAdory Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 561717.6
McAdory High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,25918.2
McAdory Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 884117.5
McCalla Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 575218.8
Minor Community SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538416.7
Minor High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1297816.6
Minor Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 866818.1
Mortimer Jordan High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1288618.5
Mount Olive Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 528616.8
North Jefferson Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 866920.3
Oak Grove Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 557616.9
Oak Grove High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1277718.5
Pinson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 275316.7
Pinson Valley High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,02516.5
Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552418.1
Pleasant Grove High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1275216.0
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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.