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Tuscaloosa County High School

Q: Is Tuscaloosa County High School a good school?

Tuscaloosa County High School ranks 200 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Tuscaloosa County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,607 students attended Tuscaloosa County High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tuscaloosa County High School?

Students at Tuscaloosa County High School are 49% White, 29% African American, 19% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades 9-12

200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 47% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Tuscaloosa County High School is a public high school located in Northport, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,562 students. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 84 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tuscaloosa County High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 99th out of 367 Alabama high schools in 2020-2021 to 200th out of 374 in 2024-2025. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and Special Education students performing relatively well, while African American, Hispanic, Native American, and English Language Learner students struggle, ranking in the bottom quartile of Alabama high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has remained relatively stable, ranging from 85.1% to 90.6%, but its dropout rate has fluctuated, ranging from 5.4% to 9.8% over the past few years.

Tuscaloosa County High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state and county averages in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts. The school performs similarly to other high schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District, such as Hillcrest High School and Sipsey Valley High School, which also have 2-star ratings and comparable academic performance. However, Northside High School, another Tuscaloosa County school, outperforms Tuscaloosa County High School in several areas, including higher statewide rankings, better academic proficiency rates, and lower chronic absenteeism.

1,607

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,263

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12500 Wildcat Dr
Northport, AL 35475

(205) 342-2670

District: Tuscaloosa County

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

African American:

28.7%

Hispanic:

19.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 29% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Alabama avg29%

200^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

84^th of 135Tuscaloosa 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
2025	42.6	200 of 374	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	140 of 378	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	113 of 371	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	99 of 367	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	99 of 371	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	121 of 366	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	119 of 356	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.1	95 of 353	73.1%	★★★★☆
2016	62.0	113 of 351	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.7	76 of 353	78.5%	★★★★☆
2014	61.7	118 of 358	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.3	192 of 358	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.6	92 of 358	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	60.2	144 of 360	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.3	162 of 358	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.4	149 of 357	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	111 of 359	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.9	138 of 358	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.8	77 of 357	78.4%	★★★★☆
2005	68.6	85 of 359	76.3%	★★★★☆
2004	65.9	104 of 357	70.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	127 of 228	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	126 of 231	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	112 of 224	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	159 of 222	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	110 of 228	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	121 of 224	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	105 of 223	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.8	83 of 189	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	73 of 75	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	42 of 63	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	23 of 43	46.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2017	20.0	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	166 of 359	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	149 of 366	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	104 of 358	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	119 of 367	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	99 of 359	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	94 of 354	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	122 of 347	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.8	107 of 343	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	135 of 142	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	89 of 139	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	103 of 122	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	67 of 114	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.3	32 of 113	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.0	61 of 103	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	38 of 95	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.9	46 of 93	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	264 of 367	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	269 of 375	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	265 of 349	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	287 of 361	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	199 of 361	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	201 of 358	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	203 of 349	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	191 of 315	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	237 of 363	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	137 of 368	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	128 of 358	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	98 of 366	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	114 of 366	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	150 of 357	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	124 of 350	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.2	86 of 339	74.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	23.6	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	57 of 57	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	40 of 55	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.8	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	31 of 40	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	20 of 40	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.1	30 of 35	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	176 of 194	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	77 of 198	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	55 of 182	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.9	79 of 196	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	22 of 171	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	160 of 325	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	84 of 325	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	86 of 317	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	56 of 326	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	60 of 319	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	58 of 313	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	50 of 300	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	54 of 230	76.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)30th percentile-43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-44 vs school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-8 vs state

English23%-7 vs state

Mathematics17%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)	Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Tuscaloosa County High School	Public	9-12	12500 Wildcat Dr	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2670	1,607	90	17.8	47.2%	786 (48.9%)	462 (28.7%)	311 (19.4%)	25 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.2%)	42.6	200^th of 374 public high schools	46.5%		56.4	140^th of 378 public high schools	63.0%	60	17.1	24.0	23.3	$8,263	$719	$7,482
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	2901 Northridge Rd	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3590	1,153	55	21.1	33.7%	604 (52.4%)	412 (35.7%)	71 (6.2%)	46 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	85.9	47^th of 374 public high schools	87.4%		89.2	36^th of 378 public high schools	90.5%	11	38.8	46.6	38.3	$9,436	$579	$8,838
Central High School	Public	9-12	905 15th Street	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3720	796	45	17.8	78.1%	37 (4.6%)	694 (87.2%)	55 (6.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17	311^th of 374 public high schools	16.8%		23.1	292^nd of 378 public high schools	22.8%	19	4.2	12.7	12.0	$14,113	$2,234	$11,666
Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy	Public	9-12	2800 Martin Luther King Jr Bou	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3649																			(n/a)
Holt High School	Public	9-12	301 44th Ct NE	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2768	456	28	16.2	78.3%	95 (20.8%)	193 (42.3%)	164 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.4	304^th of 374 public high schools	18.7%		15.7	326^th of 378 public high schools	13.8%	22	5.6	18.0	6.8	$17,319	$5,702	$9,624
Sipsey Valley High School	Public	9-12	15815 Romulus Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2850	524	30	17.4	41.6%	362 (69.1%)	95 (18.1%)	61 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	35.9	222^nd of 374 public high schools	40.6%		57.3	135^th of 378 public high schools	64.3%	87	12.3	28.5	14.6	$9,890	$1,116	$8,750
Northside High School	Public	9-12	19230 Northside Parkway	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2755	535	30	18.1	38.3%	489 (91.4%)	11 (2.1%)	32 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71.9	92^nd of 374 public high schools	75.4%		47.4	186^th of 378 public high schools	50.8%	94	28.4	41.2	30.7	$9,426	$901	$8,501
Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	5941 12th Ave East	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 349-3131																			(n/a)
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	300 Patriot Pkwy	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2800	1,434	79	18.1	50.1%	478 (33.3%)	818 (57.0%)	88 (6.1%)	19 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.1%)	34.5	229^th of 374 public high schools	38.8%		55.6	146^th of 378 public high schools	61.4%	83	15.3	19.4	19.8	$8,119	$806	$7,290
Paul W Bryant High School	Public	9-12	6315 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3538	1,134	54	21.0	64.8%	51 (4.5%)	979 (86.3%)	82 (7.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	15.8	323^rd of 374 public high schools	13.6%		17.1	316^th of 378 public high schools	16.4%	7	3.1	13.6	9.9	$9,385	$1,183	$8,183

Frequently Asked Questions about Tuscaloosa County High School

How many students attend Tuscaloosa County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,607 students attended Tuscaloosa County High School.

What district is Tuscaloosa County High School in?

Tuscaloosa County

What is the racial makeup of Tuscaloosa County High School?

Students at Tuscaloosa County High School are 49% White, 29% African American, 19% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Tuscaloosa County High School a good school?

Tuscaloosa County High School ranks 200^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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