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Chelsea High School

Public Grades 9-12

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 95% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Chelsea High School in Chelsea, AL, is a comprehensive public high school serving 1,235 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Shelby County school district, and it has earned a 5-star rating every year for the past decade while ranking in the top 5% of Alabama high schools.

For parents, the most reassuring news is that Chelsea High School delivers strong, consistent results across the board. The graduation rate stands at an impressive 96.8%, which is more than 5 percentage points above the state average and even edges out nearby Oak Mountain High School (95.7%). Academically, students are nearly twice as likely to be proficient in math (51.14%) compared to the state average (27.21%), and the school also outperforms state averages in science and English. Perhaps most notably, Chelsea excels with special education students, ranking in the 95th percentile statewide—a rare strength that shows the school effectively supports all learners. Chronic absenteeism is also low at 10.6%, which is better than both the district and state averages and significantly better than Oak Mountain's 16.3%, suggesting students are engaged and showing up ready to learn.

What truly sets Chelsea apart is its efficiency. The school spends just $9,012 per student—the lowest among comparable schools in the area—yet achieves results that rival schools with much larger budgets. For example, Chelsea's math proficiency is higher than Pelham High School, which spends $11,406 per student, and approaches the level of Hoover High School, which spends nearly $3,000 more per student. While elite schools like Mountain Brook High School post higher raw proficiency scores, they do so with roughly double the per-student spending and much smaller class sizes. Chelsea's consistent year-over-year improvement—math proficiency has jumped 14 points in just three years—shows a school culture focused on growth. For families seeking a high-performing school that delivers outstanding value and strong support for every student, Chelsea High School is a standout choice.

1,235

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,557

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10510 Highway 11
Chelsea, AL 35043

(205) 682-7200

District: Shelby County

Feeder schools for Chelsea High School:

Elementary:	Chelsea Park Elementary School
	Forest Oaks Elementary School
	Mt Laurel Elementary School
Middle:	Chelsea Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

African American:

11.0%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (52% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Alabama high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg46%

Alabama avg32%

21^st of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Shelby County

29^th of 140Shelby County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	21 of 386	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.6	18 of 374	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	25 of 378	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	38 of 371	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	25 of 367	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	23 of 371	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	35 of 366	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	25 of 356	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	87.0	36 of 353	89.8%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	25 of 351	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	96.6	12 of 353	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	95.5	17 of 358	95.3%	★★★★★
2013	71.1	44 of 358	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	19 of 358	94.7%	★★★★★
2011	82.7	20 of 360	94.4%	★★★★★
2010	79.1	36 of 358	89.9%	★★★★★
2009	79.8	27 of 357	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	84.4	18 of 359	95.0%	★★★★★
2007	78.2	47 of 358	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	80.8	26 of 357	92.7%	★★★★★
2005	80.5	29 of 359	91.9%	★★★★★
2004	72.2	64 of 357	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	16 of 238	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	70.2	40 of 228	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	16 of 231	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	47.5	91 of 224	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.6	13 of 222	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	24 of 228	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	40 of 224	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	94.9	9 of 223	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	78.8	24 of 189	87.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	11.4	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	23 of 377	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	14 of 359	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	23 of 366	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	39 of 358	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	24 of 367	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	35 of 359	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	38 of 354	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	27 of 347	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.5	33 of 343	90.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	10 of 142	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	29 of 139	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	10 of 122	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	50.5	48 of 114	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	41 of 113	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	47 of 103	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	36 of 95	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.6	23 of 93	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	50 of 383	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.5	109 of 367	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.0	66 of 375	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	72 of 349	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	116 of 361	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	125 of 361	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	72 of 358	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	14 of 349	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	78.4	37 of 315	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	23 of 380	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	27 of 363	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	27 of 368	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	38 of 358	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	28 of 366	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	20 of 366	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	42 of 357	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	30 of 350	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	82.2	43 of 339	87.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	87.0	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	13 of 27	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	15 of 25	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	24 of 123	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	10 of 197	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	72.1	29 of 194	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	97.3	4 of 198	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	60.2	50 of 182	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	38 of 169	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	24.6	159 of 196	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	91.7	9 of 171	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	61.1	45 of 160	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	54.3	29 of 83	65.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	35 of 320	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	90.5	30 of 325	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	28 of 325	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	47 of 317	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	33 of 326	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	36 of 319	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	46 of 313	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	41 of 300	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	74.8	48 of 230	79.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2026)36th percentile-59 vs school

Asian (2018)17th percentile-76 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+20 vs state

Mathematics51%+24 vs state

English50%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)	Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chelsea High School	Public	9-12	10510 Highway 11	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7200	1,235	73	17.0	23.5%	968 (78.4%)	136 (11.0%)	77 (6.2%)	26 (2.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.8%)	93.6	21^st of 386 public high schools	94.6%		94.6	18^th of 374 public high schools	95.2%	3	51.1	56.1	50.0	$10,557	$607	$9,924
Oak Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5476 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5200	1,648	89	18.5	23.3%	1,197 (72.6%)	172 (10.4%)	161 (9.8%)	90 (5.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)	97.9	14^th of 386 public high schools	96.4%		96.2	11^th of 374 public high schools	97.1%	3	58.3	66.2	58.3	$11,893	$824	$10,952
Spain Park High School	Public	9-12	4700 Jaguar Drive	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1400	1,472	98	15.0	31.2%	867 (58.9%)	273 (18.5%)	153 (10.4%)	110 (7.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (4.4%)	98.6	8^th of 386 public high schools	97.9%		94.4	20^th of 374 public high schools	94.7%	12	59.0	69.5	61.2	$16,562	$1,023	$15,528
Riverchase Career Connection Center	Public	10-12	853 Willow Oak Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1900																			(n/a)
Pelham High School	Public	9-12	2500 Panther Cir	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3701	1,076	73	14.8	43.2%	469 (43.6%)	212 (19.7%)	320 (29.7%)	30 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (3.7%)	80.4	60^th of 386 public high schools	84.5%		76	82^nd of 374 public high schools	78.1%	22	39.9	42.8	41.7	$14,662	$1,206	$13,398
Vestavia Hills High School	Public	10-12	2235 Lime Rock Rd	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5250	1,625	117	13.8	9.8%	1,328 (81.7%)	72 (4.4%)	70 (4.3%)	112 (6.9%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.4%)	99.9	5^th of 386 public high schools	98.7%		99.9	3^rd of 374 public high schools	99.2%	2	74.2	77.8	82.5	$16,444	$1,045	$15,395
Hoover High School	Public	9-12	1000 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1200	2,919	185	15.7	29.6%	1,469 (50.3%)	778 (26.7%)	316 (10.8%)	235 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	115 (3.9%)	98.2	12^th of 386 public high schools	96.9%		93	24^th of 374 public high schools	93.6%	12	60.4	65.3	59.7	$14,096	$1,063	$13,021
Crossroads School	Public	6-12	1085 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1800																			(n/a)
Homewood High School	Public	9-12	1901 S Lakeshore Dr	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-9663	1,333	111	12.0	27.9%	864 (64.8%)	210 (15.8%)	183 (13.7%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.2%)	99	6^th of 386 public high schools	98.4%		99.5	7^th of 374 public high schools	98.1%	1	63.4	64.0	73.0	$18,192	$1,577	$16,593
Mountain Brook High School	Public	10-12	3650 Bethune Dr	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3800	985	98	10.1	2.8%	908 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.2%)	12 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	99.9	4^th of 386 public high schools	99.0%		99.9	2^nd of 374 public high schools	99.5%	2	87.5	83.3	78.2	$24,368	$805	$23,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Chelsea High School

How many students attend Chelsea High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,235 students attended Chelsea High School.

What district is Chelsea High School in?

Shelby County

What schools feed into Chelsea High School?

Chelsea High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chelsea Park Elementary School
Elementary : Forest Oaks Elementary School
Elementary : Mt Laurel Elementary School
Middle : Chelsea Middle School

Is Chelsea High School a good school?

Yes. Chelsea High School ranks in the top 5.4% of Alabama high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Chelsea High School?

Students at Chelsea High School are 78% White, 11% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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2019–20 through 2022–23 school spending dataNewOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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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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