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Birmingham, AL
Public School Ratings




Birmingham Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Birmingham City School District details

Birmingham City School District
2015 Park Place North
Birmingham, AL 35203

21,130 Students enrolled in District

49 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 20)

Birmingham City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alabama

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.2% of all AL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.5% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
39%
27%
49%
12%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Adolescent Day Treatment School
2015 Park Place N
Birmingham, AL, 35203
KG-12
Avondale Elementary School
4000 8th Ct S
Birmingham, AL, 35222
PK-05
Bcs Virtual Academy Of Learning School
3900 24th Street North
Birmingham, AL, 35207
03-12
Barrett Elementary School
7601 Division Ave
Birmingham, AL, 35206
PK-05
Bush Hills Steam Academy School
900 16th Street West
Birmingham, AL, 35208
06-08
Central Park Elementary School
4915 Ave Q
Birmingham, AL, 35208
PK-05
Charles A Brown Elementary School
4811 Court J
Birmingham, AL, 35208
PK-05
Christian School
725 Mountain Dr
Birmingham, AL, 35206
PK-08
City Elementary School
901 9th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL, 35204
07-08
Dupuy Alternative School
4500 14th Ave N
Birmingham, AL, 35212
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.1% 53.8%
Black 87.4% 32.8%
Hispanic 11.1% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 82.6% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 77.9% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,545 $138,304,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,080 $22,830,000 8.1%
Staff $923 $19,498,000 6.9%
General Administration $346 $7,306,000 2.6%
School Administration $800 $16,905,000 6.0%
Operation $1,491 $31,511,000 11.2%
Transportation $324 $6,843,000 2.4%
Other $347 $7,342,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,312 $112,235,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,500 $31,693,000 11.2%
Total Expenditures $13,357 $282,232,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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