State/Public High Open

George Washington Carver High School

๐Ÿ“ 3900 24th St N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 35207

531
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

George Washington Carver High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Birmingham City school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

School details

School district
Birmingham City

Enrollment & staffing

George Washington Carver High School enrolls 531 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
286 (54%)
Female students
245 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American42380%
Hispanic or Latino9618%
Two or more races61.1%
White2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

460 of the school's 531 students (87%) 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.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

George Washington Carver High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-70.

School district: Birmingham City

George Washington Carver High School is one of 49 schools in Birmingham City, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 20,954 students district-wide and employs 1,115 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 531 students, George Washington Carver High School is larger than the district average of about 428 students per school.

20,954
District students
49
Schools
1,115
Teachers (FTE)

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