Shelby County
Public school district based in Birmingham, Alabama. NCES district ID 0103030; state ID AL-059.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
33
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
20,638
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,277.9
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 162 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,405 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,476 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,475 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,651 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,542 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,617 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,539 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,561 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,593 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,660 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,621 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,712 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,624 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% | |
| Asian | 2.3% | |
| Black or African American | 18.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 2.5% | |
| White | 64.7% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.0% | |
| Male | 51.0% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 13, Town 3, Rural 17.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain High School Birmingham | 9–12 | Regular | 1,648 | 89.0 | 18.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Helena High School Helena | 9–12 | Regular | 1,383 | 78.5 | 17.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Chelsea High School Chelsea | 9–12 | Regular | 1,235 | 72.5 | 17 | Rural: Fringe |
| Oak Mountain Middle School Birmingham | 6–8 | Regular | 1,168 | 63.0 | 18.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Calera High Calera | 9–12 | Regular | 1,018 | 57.0 | 17.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Helena Middle Helena | 6–8 | Regular | 957 | 52.5 | 18.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Helena Intermediate School Helena | 3–5 | Regular | 955 | 53.0 | 18 | Suburb: Large |
| Chelsea Park Elementary School Chelsea | K–5 | Regular | 891 | 55.0 | 16.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Chelsea Middle School Chelsea | 6–8 | Regular | 831 | 46.5 | 17.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Helena Elementary School Helena | K–2 | Regular | 778 | 45.0 | 17.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Calera Middle Montevallo | 6–8 | Regular | 767 | 45.5 | 16.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Calera Elementary Calera | K–2 | Regular | 766 | 42.0 | 18.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Montevallo Elementary School Montevallo | K–5 | Regular | 758 | 49.8 | 15.2 | Town: Fringe |
| Calera Intermediate School Calera | 3–5 | Regular | 747 | 49.8 | 15 | Suburb: Large |
| Oak Mountain Elementary School Birmingham | PK–3 | Regular | 675 | 42.0 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Oak Mountain Intermediate School Birmingham | 4–5 | Regular | 636 | 37.4 | 17 | Suburb: Large |
| Forest Oaks Elementary School Chelsea | K–5 | Regular | 606 | 36.1 | 16.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Shelby County High School Columbiana | 9–12 | Regular | 572 | 40.5 | 14.1 | Rural: Distant |
| Inverness Elementary School Birmingham | PK–3 | Regular | 563 | 35.2 | 16 | Suburb: Large |
| Elvin Hill Elementary School Columbiana | K–5 | Regular | 534 | 32.2 | 16.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Mt Laurel Elementary School Birmingham | K–5 | Regular | 498 | 30.6 | 16.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Montevallo High School Montevallo | 9–12 | Regular | 485 | 35.0 | 13.9 | Town: Fringe |
| Vincent Middle High School Vincent | 6–12 | Regular | 447 | 39.0 | 11.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Columbiana Middle School Columbiana | 6–8 | Regular | 428 | 29.3 | 14.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Vincent Elementary School Vincent | PK–5 | Regular | 397 | 24.4 | 16.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Montevallo Middle School Montevallo | 6–8 | Regular | 346 | 30.5 | 11.3 | Town: Fringe |
| Shelby Elementary School Shelby | PK–5 | Regular | 242 | 18.4 | 13.2 | Rural: Distant |
| Wilsonville Elementary School Wilsonville | PK–5 | Regular | 229 | 16.2 | 14.1 | Rural: Distant |
| Linda Nolen Learning Center Pelham | PK–12 | Special Education | 78 | 15.0 | 5.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Career Technical Education Center Columbiana | 9–12 | Career and Technical | Not reported | 11.0 | — | Rural: Fringe |
| New Direction Columbiana | 6–12 | Alternative | Not reported | 6.0 | — | Rural: Fringe |
| STAR Program Elementary Pelham | PK–5 | Alternative | Not reported | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
| STAR Program Middle Pelham | 6–8 | Alternative | Not reported | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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