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Vestavia Hills, AL
Public School Ratings




Vestavia Hills 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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Vestavia Hills City School District details

Vestavia Hills City School District
1204 Montgomery Hwy
Vestavia Hills, AL 35216

7,069 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 20)

Vestavia Hills City School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Alabama

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.3% of all AL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
39%
83%
49%
68%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
East Elementary School
2109 Tyson Dr
Vestavia Hills, AL, 35216
PK-05
Liberty Park Elementary School
17051 Liberty Pkwy
Vestavia Hills, AL, 35242
PK-05
Liberty Park Middle School
17035 Liberty Pkwy
Vestavia, AL, 35242
06-08
Pizitz Middle School
2826 Columbiana Road
Vestavia, AL, 35216
06-08
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights School
4401 Dolly Ridge Road
Vestavia Hills, AL, 35243
PK-05
Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge School
2680 Gresham Drive
Vestavia Hills, AL, 35243
PK-05
Vestavia Hills High School
2235 Lime Rock Rd
Vestavia Hills, AL, 35216
10-12
Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus
2020 Pizitz Drive
Vestavia Hills, AL, 35216
09-09
West Elementary School
1965 Merryvale Rd
Vestavia Hills, AL, 35216
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.8% 53.8%
Black 5.4% 32.8%
Hispanic 3.9% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.7% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 10.6% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 9.2% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.4% 5.1%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,131 $57,479,000 56.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,286 $9,088,000 8.9%
Staff $250 $1,769,000 1.7%
General Administration $316 $2,237,000 2.2%
School Administration $697 $4,927,000 4.8%
Operation $1,576 $11,139,000 10.9%
Transportation $108 $766,000 0.7%
Other $156 $1,103,000 1.1%
Total Support $4,389 $31,029,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,954 $13,810,000 13.5%
Total Expenditures $14,474 $102,318,000 100.0%
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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