📍 1299 Hillsboro Parkway, Helena, Shelby County, 35080
Helena Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Helena, Shelby County. The school has 1,035 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Shelby County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
Helena Middle enrolls 1,035 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Black or African American and 7.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 743 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 1,035 students (30%) 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.
Helena Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
Helena Middle 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. With 1,035 students, Helena Middle is larger than the district average of about 666 students per school.