Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map
3 bd $1,725/mo in Birmingham. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax.
- Public-school students
- 176,263
- NCES 2024-2025
- Pupil–teacher ratio
- 16.8
- 10,479 teachers
- Districts / schools
- 28 / 320
- Public districts and schools
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Usual for this household: studio.
- Childcare
- $0
- No kids under 5
- Left over each month
- $2,365
- After tax and rent
- Bachelor's or higher
- 33.2%
- Adults 25+. ACS 2023.
Largest public school districts
12 largest in Birmingham.
- Jefferson County
Birmingham
- Students
- 35,444
- Schools
- 57
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.4
- Birmingham City
Birmingham
- Students
- 20,954
- Schools
- 49
- Pupil–teacher
- 19.2
- Shelby County
Columbiana
- Students
- 20,638
- Schools
- 33
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.1
- Hoover City
Hoover
- Students
- 13,632
- Schools
- 18
- Pupil–teacher
- 14.5
- St Clair County
Ashville
- Students
- 9,658
- Schools
- 20
- Pupil–teacher
- 18.9
- Chilton County
Clanton
- Students
- 7,921
- Schools
- 14
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.9
- Blount County
Oneonta
- Students
- 7,600
- Schools
- 17
- Pupil–teacher
- 18.2
- Walker County
Jasper
- Students
- 7,091
- Schools
- 19
- Pupil–teacher
- 17.7
- Vestavia Hills City
Vestavia Hills
- Students
- 6,934
- Schools
- 9
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.2
- Alabaster City
Alabaster
- Students
- 6,316
- Schools
- 5
- Pupil–teacher
- 16.1
- Trussville City
Trussville
- Students
- 5,005
- Schools
- 5
- Pupil–teacher
- 15.8
- Homewood City
Homewood
- Students
- 4,492
- Schools
- 5
- Pupil–teacher
- 13.1
NCES 2024–25.
Public schools by level
- Primary
- 155
- Elementary grades
- Middle
- 63
- Middle or junior high
- High
- 80
- Secondary grades
- Other
- 19
- K–12, ungraded, alternative
317 public schools. NCES 2024–25.
Where the Birmingham metro sits
Roughly the core of the Birmingham, AL metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.
Family of four
2 adults, 2 kids (1 under 5), 3 bd. $204/mo left. Childcare $1,047. Birmingham paycheck
NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this
Take-home by job in Birmingham
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
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