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Hoover High School
1000 Buccaneer Drive, Hoover, AL, 35244-4511 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Hoover High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Jefferson County, AL
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2251 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 157 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 606 students
Grade 10 - 578 students
Grade 11 - 559 students
Grade 12 - 508 students
This School
(AL) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:14 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(AL) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 6% 1%
% Hispanic 4% 1%
% Black 16% 30%
% White 74% 44%
Additional Student Information
This School
(AL) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 5% 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 Hoover City School District
This School's Agency
(AL) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 16 7
Number of Students Managed 11,771 students 3,104 students
District Total Revenue $115,272,000 $20,279,000
District Expenditure $131,878,000 $20,213,000
District Revenue / Student $9,793 $6,533
District Expenditure / Student $11,204 $6,512
District Graduation Rates 95% 75%
In the News:
  • Potter looks forward to coming home for art show (Charleston Daily Mail)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:37:35 am
    CHARLESTON, W.Va.--Sue Gregg admits shes exhausted from life events over the past year, but she doesnt want to miss a trip home to Charleston for the Capital City Art and Craft Show.Fortunately, the teacher turned insurance agent turned potter has plenty o...
  • W. Basketball. Women's Basketball Signs Five For 2010-11 Season (Auburn Tigers)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 07:53:00 pm
    The Auburn women's basketball team signed five players to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period for the class of 2010. Peyton Davis, a 6-5 center from Birmingham, Ala., Camille Glymph, a 5-10 guard from Greenville, S.C., Courtney Strain, a 5-9 guard from Woodland, Ala., Tyrese Tanner, a 6-2 forward from Birmingham, Ala., and Jassany Williams, a 6-2 forward from Davie, Fla ...
  • Kimble-Schrader wedding (The Canton Repository)
    posted on November 15, 2009 at 05:09:00 am
    Loading multimedia... Rhonda Kimble and Adam Schrader, both of North Canton, were married July 25, 2009, at Beech Mennonite Church by the Rev. Dan Hooley.
  • Hoover club joins Rotary (The Canton Repository)
    posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:10:09 pm
    Loading multimedia... Hoover High School’s Leadership-Interact Club has become a charter member of Rotary International. Members were recognized at a special meeting of the North Canton Rotary Club at the Tri-Star Restaurant at Hoover High School recently.
  • Hoovers Fields didnt always want to play football (Charleston Daily Mail)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 05:52:05 am
    FALLING ROCK, W.Va. -- Zach Fields did not want to play football.When the Herbert Hoover High School senior first suited up at 8 years old for Elk District midget league, it was because his parents had signed him up."Ever since then Ive liked it,&quot...
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (35244)
School Zip (35244)
(AL) State Average
Population (Approximate) 26,955 people 4,220,582 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 61% 19%
Population Average Age 35 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $69,689 $35,228
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.1 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 18 years old 35 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (35244)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 65% / 35% 68% / 32%
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