📍 1921 Warrior Parkway, Alabaster, Shelby County, 35007
Thompson High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alabaster, Shelby County. The school has 2,203 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alabaster City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 126.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
Thompson High School enrolls 2,203 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 126.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 24% Black or African American and 21% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,142 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 536 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 464 | 21% |
| Asian | 32 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 15 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,055 of the school's 2,203 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thompson High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
Thompson High School is one of 5 schools in Alabaster City, based in Alabaster, Alabama. The district serves 6,316 students district-wide and employs 367 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,203 students, Thompson High School is larger than the district average of about 1,263 students per school.
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