📍 701 Hwy 70, Columbiana, Shelby County, 35007
New Direction is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Columbiana, Shelby County. It is part of the Shelby County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting.
New Direction is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
New Direction is one of 31 schools in Shelby County, based in Columbiana, Alabama. The district serves 20,638 students district-wide and employs 1,209 full-time-equivalent teachers.