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Birmingham City


At a glance
113thof 135 Alabama districts▲ 4
Better than 16% of Alabama districts
2015 Park Place North
Birmingham, AL 35203-0007
·(205) 231-4220·All Alabama district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 16.3% of districts
49
Schools
20,954
Students
2
5-star schools
Top rankedRamsay High School17th of 374 Alabama high schools
Biggest riser
Christian School up 122 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet 10.8 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
1★
0★
7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

The Birmingham City school district in Alabama encompasses 43 schools, including 27 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district faces significant challenges, with wide performance gaps between its highest and lowest-performing schools.

A few schools stand out as high-performing, including EPIC Alternative Elementary School, which has consistently high test scores, and Princeton School, a magnet elementary school with exceptional performance. At the high school level, Ramsay High School ranks 17th out of 374 high schools statewide and earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, with very high proficiency rates.

However, the district-wide 4-year graduation rate is 90%, and the dropout rate is 6%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with a district-wide rate of 14.8%. Proficiency rates vary widely, with the top-performing schools seeing 70-100% proficiency, while lower-performing schools have single-digit proficiency rates. Spending per student ranges from $8,907 to $19,712, with an average of $11,500, but there does not appear to be a clear correlation between higher spending and better outcomes.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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