📍 2500 Panther Cir, Pelham, Shelby County, 35124
Pelham High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pelham, Shelby County. The school has 1,080 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pelham City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Pelham High School enrolls 1,080 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 65.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 495 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 309 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 192 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 30 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
469 of the school's 1,080 students (43%) 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.
Pelham 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.
Pelham High School is one of 4 schools in Pelham City, based in Pelham, Alabama. The district serves 3,444 students district-wide and employs 204 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,080 students, Pelham High School is larger than the district average of about 861 students per school.