📍 800 Main St, Gardendale, Jefferson County, 35071
Gardendale High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gardendale, Jefferson County. The school has 1,047 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
Gardendale High School enrolls 1,047 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 29% Black or African American and 7.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 633 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 308 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
499 of the school's 1,047 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.
Gardendale 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.
Gardendale High School is one of 57 schools in Jefferson County, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 35,444 students district-wide and employs 1,940 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,047 students, Gardendale High School is larger than the district average of about 622 students per school.
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