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Tuscaloosa County High School

Q: Is Tuscaloosa County High School a good school?

Tuscaloosa County High School ranks 170 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 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

170^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 56% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Tuscaloosa County High School is a large public high school in Northport, AL, serving 1,607 students in grades 9-12 and operating within the Tuscaloosa County school district.

This school stands out for its size—it's the largest high school in the district, nearly triple the size of most neighbors—and for a mixed academic profile. On the plus side, students here outperform the district average in every subject, and science scores (36.9% proficiency) actually match the state average. The school also showed remarkable progress with its Special Education students, jumping from the 9th percentile to the 71st percentile statewide in just one year. However, math remains a challenge at just 19% proficiency, well below the state's 27% average. The graduation rate has improved to 89.7%, though it still trails the district (92.4%) and state (91.5%). One of the biggest concerns is chronic absenteeism: 20.1% of students miss significant school time, nearly double the district average of 11.8%. For comparison, nearby Holt High School has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.0%, showing that lower rates are achievable even in schools serving higher-poverty populations.

Perhaps the most compelling comparison is with Northside High School, just 11 miles away in the same district. Northside has achieved a dramatic turnaround, jumping to the 92nd percentile statewide with 44% math proficiency, 58.7% science proficiency, and a 98.8% graduation rate—all while serving a student population with lower economic need (38.3% free/reduced lunch versus 47.2% here). This suggests that while demographics play a role, they don't tell the whole story. The school also spends less per student ($8,263) than any comparable school in the area—Central High School spends $14,113 and Holt High School spends $17,319. The overall picture is of a school that has declined from its peak in the mid-2010s but is showing signs of stabilization, with improving graduation rates and a recent uptick in its statewide ranking.

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 — 68th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

Alabama avg32%

170^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

90^th of 140Tuscaloosa 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	52.3	170 of 386	56.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	39.6	135 of 238	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	24.7	78 of 90	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	58.7	134 of 377	64.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	16.4	63 of 70	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.9	297 of 383	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	44.6	203 of 380	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	74.0	25 of 123	79.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	56.6	58 of 197	70.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	66.5	89 of 320	72.2%	★★★★☆
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)

Multi-racial (2026)80th percentile+24 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile-43 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-46 vs school

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

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science37%~ state avg

English30%-4 vs state

Mathematics19%-8 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 (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 (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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th 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%)	52.3	170^th of 386 public high schools	56.0%		42.6	200^th of 374 public high schools	46.5%	30				19.0		36.9				29.8	$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%)	91	31^st of 386 public high schools	92.0%		85.9	47^th of 374 public high schools	87.4%	16				46.6		56.2				46.0	$9,436	$579	$8,838
I Dream Big Charter Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	3601 Stillman Blvd	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	I Dream Big Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(731) 293-3677	0																		(n/a)	17.2	5.7	21.9		37.5		52.9	45.7	59.4
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%)	23	299^th of 386 public high schools	22.5%		17	311^th of 374 public high schools	16.8%	12				9.6		23.5				13.7	$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)
TCSS Academy	Public	6-12	3801 Alabama Avenue Northeast	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(205) 342-2858	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(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%)	17.6	324^th of 386 public high schools	16.1%		18.4	304^th of 374 public high schools	18.7%	20				9.4		15.9				12.8	$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%)	58.2	137^th of 386 public high schools	64.5%		35.9	222^nd of 374 public high schools	40.6%	85				21.7		40.0				31.3	$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%)	91.2	30^th of 386 public high schools	92.2%		71.9	92^nd of 374 public high schools	75.4%	62				44.0		58.7				46.8	$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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Tuscaloosa County High School

What district is Tuscaloosa County High School in?

Tuscaloosa County

How many students attend Tuscaloosa County High School?

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

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 170^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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