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Shelby County School District

P O Box 1910, Columbiana, AL 35051

20.1K Students | 1,239 Teachers | 29 Schools

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Calera Elem Sch
Calera High Sch
Calera Intermediate Sch
Calera Middle Sch
Chelsea High Sch
Chelsea Middle Sch
Chelsea Pk Elem Sch
Columbiana Middle Sch
Elvin Hill Elem Sch
Forest Oaks Elementary School
Helena Elem Sch
Helena High School
Helena Intermediate Sch
Helena Middle
Inverness Elem Sch
Linda Nolen Learning Center
Montevallo Elem Sch
Montevallo High Sch
Montevallo Middle Sch
Mt Laurel Elem Sch
Oak Mt Elem Sch
Oak Mt High Sch
Oak Mt Intermediate Sch
Oak Mt Middle Sch
Shelby Co High Sch
Shelby Elem Sch
Vincent Elem Sch
Vincent Middle High Sch
Wilsonville Elem Sch

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

White students are 2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

White students are 1.6 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

White students are 1.4 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

3.4x

Black students are 3.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.7 times as likely to be suspended as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White student suspensions is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

1.9 grades

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.9 grades behind White students.

Black students are, on average, academically 1.9 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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State

Students

26% Nonwhite Students

29% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

93% High School Graduation Rate

33% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,995 students

18% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

3,678 students

23% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,395 students

3% Students Enrolled in Physics

177 students

13% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

771 students

26% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,567 students

29% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,737 students

18% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

1,055 students

7% Students Enrolled in Calculus

407 students

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

396 students

Teachers & Resources

16.2 Students for Every Teacher

7% Inexperienced Teachers

38% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

11.5 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.4 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

7 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

5 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

26 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

867 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

1,822 Total In-School Suspended Students

9% of all students in this district

8 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

2 Total Number of Students Who Received Corporal Punishment

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

70 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

57 Total Arrests

1 Average Arrests, per School

114 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

3 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.9 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

David Calhoun
(205) 682-7043
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

David Calhoun
(205) 682-7043
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Marla Aldrich
(205) 682-5850
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Calera Elem Sch	Calera	45%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera High Sch	Calera	46%	43%	Between 90% and 94%	1.6x	2.8x
Calera Intermediate Sch	Calera	39%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.6x
Calera Middle Sch	Montevallo	44%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.8x
Chelsea High Sch	Chelsea	17%	15%	96%	0 Not available	2.8x
Chelsea Middle Sch	Chelsea	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Chelsea Pk Elem Sch	Chelsea	19%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Columbiana Middle Sch	Columbiana	18%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Elvin Hill Elem Sch	Columbiana	27%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Chelsea	15%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.3x
Helena Elem Sch	Helena	22%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.7x
Helena High School	Helena	22%	15%	95%	1.9x	1.9x
Helena Intermediate Sch	Helena	20%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Middle	Helena	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inverness Elem Sch	Birmingham	39%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.8x
Linda Nolen Learning Center	Pelham	39%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo Elem Sch	Montevallo	51%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x
Montevallo High Sch	Montevallo	42%	59%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	3.1x
Montevallo Middle Sch	Montevallo	46%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.2x
Mt Laurel Elem Sch	Birmingham	12%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	14.5x
Oak Mt Elem Sch	Birmingham	26%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt High Sch	Birmingham	19%	10%	95%	2.2x	4.9x
Oak Mt Intermediate Sch	Birmingham	29%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Middle Sch	Birmingham	25%	15%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.4x
Shelby Co High Sch	Columbiana	17%	43%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	2.3x
Shelby Elem Sch	Shelby	9%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Elem Sch	Vincent	29%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Middle High Sch	Vincent	27%	63%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wilsonville Elem Sch	Wilsonville	12%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Calera Elem Sch	Calera	45%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera High Sch	Calera	46%	43%	Between 90% and 94%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Calera Intermediate Sch	Calera	39%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera Middle Sch	Montevallo	44%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chelsea High Sch	Chelsea	17%	15%	96%	2.4x	0 Not available
Chelsea Middle Sch	Chelsea	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chelsea Pk Elem Sch	Chelsea	19%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Columbiana Middle Sch	Columbiana	18%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Elvin Hill Elem Sch	Columbiana	27%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Chelsea	15%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Elem Sch	Helena	22%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.2x
Helena High School	Helena	22%	15%	95%	1.9x	0 Not available
Helena Intermediate Sch	Helena	20%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Middle	Helena	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inverness Elem Sch	Birmingham	39%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Linda Nolen Learning Center	Pelham	39%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo Elem Sch	Montevallo	51%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo High Sch	Montevallo	42%	59%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo Middle Sch	Montevallo	46%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mt Laurel Elem Sch	Birmingham	12%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Elem Sch	Birmingham	26%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt High Sch	Birmingham	19%	10%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Intermediate Sch	Birmingham	29%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Middle Sch	Birmingham	25%	15%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shelby Co High Sch	Columbiana	17%	43%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shelby Elem Sch	Shelby	9%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Elem Sch	Vincent	29%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Middle High Sch	Vincent	27%	63%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wilsonville Elem Sch	Wilsonville	12%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	16.6x

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Calera Elem Sch	Calera	45%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera High Sch	Calera	46%	43%	Between 90% and 94%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Calera Intermediate Sch	Calera	39%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera Middle Sch	Montevallo	44%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chelsea High Sch	Chelsea	17%	15%	96%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chelsea Middle Sch	Chelsea	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chelsea Pk Elem Sch	Chelsea	19%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Columbiana Middle Sch	Columbiana	18%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Elvin Hill Elem Sch	Columbiana	27%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Chelsea	15%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Elem Sch	Helena	22%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena High School	Helena	22%	15%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Intermediate Sch	Helena	20%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Middle	Helena	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inverness Elem Sch	Birmingham	39%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Linda Nolen Learning Center	Pelham	39%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo Elem Sch	Montevallo	51%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo High Sch	Montevallo	42%	59%	Between 90% and 94%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Montevallo Middle Sch	Montevallo	46%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mt Laurel Elem Sch	Birmingham	12%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Elem Sch	Birmingham	26%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt High Sch	Birmingham	19%	10%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Intermediate Sch	Birmingham	29%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Middle Sch	Birmingham	25%	15%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shelby Co High Sch	Columbiana	17%	43%	Between 80% and 84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shelby Elem Sch	Shelby	9%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Elem Sch	Vincent	29%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Middle High Sch	Vincent	27%	63%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wilsonville Elem Sch	Wilsonville	12%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Calera Elem Sch	Calera	45%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera High Sch	Calera	46%	43%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera Intermediate Sch	Calera	39%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera Middle Sch	Montevallo	44%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chelsea High Sch	Chelsea	17%	15%	96%	0 Not available	Over 20x
Chelsea Middle Sch	Chelsea	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chelsea Pk Elem Sch	Chelsea	19%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Columbiana Middle Sch	Columbiana	18%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Elvin Hill Elem Sch	Columbiana	27%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Chelsea	15%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Elem Sch	Helena	22%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena High School	Helena	22%	15%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Intermediate Sch	Helena	20%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Middle	Helena	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inverness Elem Sch	Birmingham	39%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Linda Nolen Learning Center	Pelham	39%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo Elem Sch	Montevallo	51%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo High Sch	Montevallo	42%	59%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo Middle Sch	Montevallo	46%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mt Laurel Elem Sch	Birmingham	12%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Elem Sch	Birmingham	26%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt High Sch	Birmingham	19%	10%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Intermediate Sch	Birmingham	29%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Middle Sch	Birmingham	25%	15%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Shelby Co High Sch	Columbiana	17%	43%	Between 80% and 84%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Shelby Elem Sch	Shelby	9%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Elem Sch	Vincent	29%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Middle High Sch	Vincent	27%	63%	Between 85% and 89%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Wilsonville Elem Sch	Wilsonville	12%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Calera Elem Sch	Calera	45%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	14.5x
Calera High Sch	Calera	46%	43%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera Intermediate Sch	Calera	39%	48%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Calera Middle Sch	Montevallo	44%	45%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.9x
Chelsea High Sch	Chelsea	17%	15%	96%	0 Not available	8.8x
Chelsea Middle Sch	Chelsea	13%	16%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chelsea Pk Elem Sch	Chelsea	19%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Columbiana Middle Sch	Columbiana	18%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.3x
Elvin Hill Elem Sch	Columbiana	27%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Chelsea	15%	17%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Elem Sch	Helena	22%	21%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena High School	Helena	22%	15%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Intermediate Sch	Helena	20%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Helena Middle	Helena	21%	18%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Inverness Elem Sch	Birmingham	39%	25%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Linda Nolen Learning Center	Pelham	39%	34%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo Elem Sch	Montevallo	51%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Montevallo High Sch	Montevallo	42%	59%	Between 90% and 94%	.5Less likely	4.7x
Montevallo Middle Sch	Montevallo	46%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mt Laurel Elem Sch	Birmingham	12%	10%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Elem Sch	Birmingham	26%	19%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt High Sch	Birmingham	19%	10%	95%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Intermediate Sch	Birmingham	29%	22%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Oak Mt Middle Sch	Birmingham	25%	15%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shelby Co High Sch	Columbiana	17%	43%	Between 80% and 84%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Shelby Elem Sch	Shelby	9%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Elem Sch	Vincent	29%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Vincent Middle High Sch	Vincent	27%	63%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wilsonville Elem Sch	Wilsonville	12%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →