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Alabama School Of Fine Arts
1800 8th Ave N, Birmingham, AL, 35203-2203 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Alabama School Of Fine Arts
School Level High school
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades 7 - 12
County Jefferson County, AL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 361 students
% Male / % Female 36%  /  64%
Total Classroom Teachers 47 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 7 - 23 students
Grade 8 - 54 students
Grade 9 - 68 students
Grade 10 - 73 students
Grade 11 - 70 students
Grade 12 - 73 students
This School
(AL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:8 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(AL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 13% 1%
% Hispanic 1% 1%
% Black 17% 30%
% White 69% 44%
Additional Student Information
This School
(AL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 4% 35%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 7%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(AL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Alabama Of Fine Arts School District
This School's Agency
(AL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 1 7
Number of Students Managed 361 students 3,104 students
District Total Revenue n/a $20,279,000
District Expenditure n/a $20,213,000
District Revenue / Student n/a $6,533
District Expenditure / Student n/a $6,512
District Graduation Rates n/a 75%
In the News:
  • Mayoral Candidate Forums Scheduled (CBS 42 Birmingham)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 08:10:40 pm
    At least two groups are inviting the candidates for Birmingham mayor to share their views with the public. The Birmingham Business Alliance will hold a candidate forum at the Alabama School of Fine Arts at 6 pm November 30. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will hold their candidate forum Tuesday, November 17 at 6:30 pm at Huffman High School. CBS42 is providing air time to all registered candidates on ...
  • Theodore R. Sizer, Leading Education-Reform Advocate, Dies at 77 (New York Times)
    posted on October 22, 2009 at 11:11:52 pm
    Mr. Sizer’s pluralistic vision of the American high school helped shape the national discourse on education and revise decades-old ideas of what a school should be.
  • School News (The Tuscaloosa News)
    posted on October 13, 2009 at 08:37:08 am
    Tuscaloosa County High School October TCHS/Wachovia/Shelton State Students of the Month include Evan Moon, Kayla Poss, Kyle Boswell, Maury Holliman, Peyton Montgomery, Sarah-Waites Turner, Lucas Webb and Sara Beth Stepchuck. n
  • Around town 10/3 (The Tuscaloosa News)
    posted on October 3, 2009 at 08:39:03 am
    SATURDAY ARTS Southeast Milton Seminar: 1 p.m. in Room 301 Morgan Hall on the University of Alabama campus with Revard's 'The Design of the 1645 Poems.' There will be a reception afterward. Free. Call 205-348-2524.
  • Around town 10/1 (The Tuscaloosa News)
    posted on October 2, 2009 at 08:39:03 am
    FRIDAY ARTS 'The Honky Tonk Angels:' Today through Oct. 11, presented by Theatre Tuscaloosa in the Bean-Brown Theatre on the Shelton State Community College, 9500 Old Greensboro Road. Shows at various times. Call 205-391-2277 for tickets.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (35203)
School Zip (35203)
(AL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 3,717 people 4,220,582 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 8% 19%
Population Average Age 36 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 1.8 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $7,619 $35,228
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 3.2 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 51 years old 35 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (35203)


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% Owning / % Renting 5% / 95% 68% / 32%
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