Jefferson County Schools (Alabama)
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The Jefferson County School System is the second-largest public school system in the U.S. State of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

 and serves most of Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County, Alabama
Jefferson County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Alabama, with its county seat being located in Birmingham.As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Jefferson County was 658,466...

. Significant exceptions:
  • Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

    , which is served by Birmingham City Schools
    Birmingham City Schools
    Birmingham City Schools is the public school district that serves the U.S. city of Birmingham, Alabama.It is currently the fourth largest school system in Alabama behind Mobile County Public School System, Jefferson County School System, and Montgomery Public Schools...

    .
  • Vestavia Hills, which is served by Vestavia Hills School System
  • Homewood
    Homewood, Alabama
    Homewood is a city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a suburb of Birmingham, located on the other side of Red Mountain due south of the city center. It has one of the highest population densities in Alabama. As of 2009 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the...

    , which is served by Homewood Public Schools
  • Bessemer
    Bessemer, Alabama
    Bessemer is a city outside of Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States eight miles west of Hoover. The population was 29,672 at the 2000 Census, but by the 2009 U.S...

    , which is served by Bessemer Public Schools
  • Hoover
    Hoover, Alabama
    Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby Counties in north central Alabama, in the United States. The largest suburb of Birmingham, the population of the city was 62,742 as of the 2000 census and 81,619 in the 2010 census. Hoover is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA and is also included in the...

    , which is served by the Hoover City Schools
  • Trussville
    Trussville, Alabama
    Trussville is a city in Jefferson and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 19,933 at the 2010 census. Trussville was ranked as number 56 out of 100 in Money Magazines Best Places to Live 2005.-Geography:...

    , whose schools separated in 2005 to form Trussville City Schools


It consists of the following schools:

High schools

  • Clay-Chalkville High School
    Clay-Chalkville High School
    Clay-Chalkville High School is an United States high school which was established on August 14, 1996 in Clay, Alabama. The school is the largest of 17 high schools operated by the Jefferson County Board of Education, the second-largest of 127 school systems in the state of Alabama.-Facilities:It...

     (Clay
    Clay, Alabama
    Clay is a city in northeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. Local government is run by a mayor and city council. Before incorporation on June 6, 2000, it was a census-designated place...

    )
  • Corner High School (Corner
    Corner, Alabama
    Corner is a small unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama.-Geography:Corner is located in the corner of Jefferson County, Walker County, and Blount County, hence the name. . The community is about 6 miles west of Warrior...

    )
  • E.B. Erwin High School
    E.B. Erwin High School
    Eugene Brown Erwin High school was a public high school in Center Point, Alabama. Erwin served grades 7-12 in the Jefferson County Board of Education . Van Phillips was the principal, heading a faculty of 70 teachers responsible for instructing 1,216 students...

    (Center Point
    Center Point, Alabama
    Center Point is a newly incorporated city and a former census-designated place in northeastern Birmingham, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 22,784. However, after its incorporation in 2002, the city's boundaries are much smaller than those of the CDP. As of July 1,...

    )
  • Fultondale High School
    Fultondale High School
    Fultondale High School is a public high school located in Birmingham, Alabama. 474 students attended the school in 2005. It is part of the Jefferson County School System.-Early years:...

     (Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

    )
  • Gardendale High School
    Gardendale High School
    Gardendale High School is a public high school located in Gardendale, Alabama, United States, operated by the Jefferson County Board of Education. The school's first graduating class was in 1968. Gardendale High School was developed in the mid-1960s as a result of population growth in the area...

     (Gardendale
    Gardendale, Alabama
    Gardendale is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, and a northern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 11,626 at the 2000 census. 2009 Census estimates propose a population of 13,720.-History:...

    )
  • Hueytown High School
    Hueytown High School
    Hueytown High School is a public high school in Hueytown, Alabama. It is part of the Jefferson County Board of Education school system. Hueytown High was founded in 1922. It is currently a 5A school with an enrollment in 2009 of 1032 students in Grades 9-12. In the fall of 2010, its athletic...

     (Hueytown
    Hueytown, Alabama
    Hueytown is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 16,105.It was the home of the legendary NASCAR Alabama Gang...

    )
  • Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
    Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
    Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School is a public International Baccalaureate school located on the campus of Shades Valley High School in Irondale, Alabama in Jefferson County...

     (Irondale
    Irondale, Alabama
    Irondale is a city adjacent to Birmingham, Alabama, United States northeast from Homewood and Mountain Brook. At the 2010 census the population was 12,349. The book Fried Green Tomatoes, by Irondale native Fannie Flagg, is loosely based around the town and the landmark Irondale Cafe, known as The...

    )
  • McAdory High School
    McAdory High School
    McAdory High School is a public high school in McCalla, Alabama, USA. It is operated by the Jefferson County Board of Education. The school is named for the McAdory family that owned the land on which the school was built.-Overview:...

     (McCalla
    McCalla, Alabama
    McCalla is an unincorporated community in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa Counties, Alabama, United States, southwest of Bessemer and the geographic terminus of the Appalachian Mountains.- Recreation :...

    )
  • Minor High School (Adamsville
    Adamsville, Alabama
    Adamsville is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. According to the 2010 U.S. Census estimates, the town had a population of 4,522.-Geography:...

    )
  • Mortimer Jordan High School
    Mortimer Jordan High School
    Mortimer Jordan High School is a public high school located in Kimberly, Alabama. It is a part of the Jefferson County Board of Education.The school was named after Captain Mortimer Harvie Jordan, a war hero who lost his life in World War I. He was a soldier, officer and physician...

     (Morris
    Morris, Alabama
    Morris is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area.-Geography:Morris is located at .According to the U.S...

    )
  • Oak Grove High School (Bessemer
    Bessemer, Alabama
    Bessemer is a city outside of Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States eight miles west of Hoover. The population was 29,672 at the 2000 Census, but by the 2009 U.S...

    )
  • Pinson Valley High School
    Pinson Valley High School
    Pinson Valley High School is a public high school located in Pinson, Alabama. It is a part of the Jefferson County Board of Education.-School Information:...

     (Pinson
    Pinson, Alabama
    Pinson is a city in Birmingham, Alabama, United States northwest from Center Point. At the 2000 census, the population was 5,033.-Geography:This city is located at .According to the U.S...

    )
  • Pleasant Grove High School (Pleasant Grove
    Pleasant Grove, Alabama
    Pleasant Grove is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama and suburb of Birmingham. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover Metropolitan Area. Its nickname is "The Good Neighbor City". At the 2010 census the population was 10,110.-History:...

    )
  • Shades Valley High School
    Shades Valley High School
    Shades Valley High School is a public secondary school located in Irondale, Alabama . The school was established in 1948 near Homewood and was moved to its present location in Irondale in the fall of 1996.-Location:...

     (Irondale
    Irondale, Alabama
    Irondale is a city adjacent to Birmingham, Alabama, United States northeast from Homewood and Mountain Brook. At the 2010 census the population was 12,349. The book Fried Green Tomatoes, by Irondale native Fannie Flagg, is loosely based around the town and the landmark Irondale Cafe, known as The...

    )

Middle schools

  • Bagley Junior High School
  • Bottenfield Middle School
  • Bragg Middle School
  • Brighton Middle School
  • Clay-Chalkville Middle School
  • Hueytown Middle School
  • Irondale Middle School
    Irondale Middle School
    Irondale Middle School is a public middle school located in Irondale, Alabama, USA. The school was established as Gresham Middle School in Birmingham and was moved to its present location in Irondale in the fall of 2007, where its name was changed to Irondale Middle School. Irondale Middle serves...

  • North Jefferson Middle School
  • Rudd Middle School

Elementary schools

  • Adamsville Elementary School
  • Brookville Elementary School
  • Bryan Elementary School
  • Center Point Elementary School
  • Chalkville Elementary School
  • Clay Elementary School
  • Concord Elementary School
  • Crumly Chapel Elementary School
  • Erwin Elementary School
  • Fultondale Elementary School
  • Gardendale Elementary School
  • Greenwood Elementary School
  • Gresham Elementary School
  • Hillview Elementary School
  • Hueytown Elementary School
  • Johnson Elementary School
  • Lipscomb Elementary School
  • McAdory Elementary School
  • Mount Olive Elementary School
  • North Highland Elementary School
  • Oak Grove Elementary School (Bessemer)
  • Pinson Elementary School
  • Pleasant Grove Elementary School
  • Snow Rogers Elementary School
  • West Jefferson Elementary School

Community Schools

  • Corner Schools
  • Grantswood Community School
  • Irondale Community School
  • Minor Community School

External links

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