📍 300 Patriot Pkwy, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, 35405
Hillcrest High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County. The school has 1,356 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tuscaloosa County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
Hillcrest High School enrolls 1,356 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 71 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 36% White and 4.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 767 | 57% |
| White | 494 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
876 of the school's 1,356 students (65%) 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.
Hillcrest High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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.
Hillcrest High School is one of 36 schools in Tuscaloosa County, based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The district serves 19,278 students district-wide and employs 1,036 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,356 students, Hillcrest High School is larger than the district average of about 536 students per school.
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