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2.00 (1 review)

4700 Jaguar Drive

Birmingham, AL 35242
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Spain Park High School serves 1,645 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the AL average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 44%.
Spain Park High School operates within the Hoover City School District.
Hoover City School District's 93% graduation rate is higher than the AL state average of 74%.

School Overview

The student population of 1645 students has grown by 7% over five years.
The teacher population of 130 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Awards	Blue Ribbon School (2008)
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,645 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	130 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has increased from 12:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.52 is more than the state average of 0.32. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(AL) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	18:1

Asian	5%	1%

Hispanic	4%	6%

Black	24%	33%

White	65%	56%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.52	0.32

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	16%	47%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	3%	5%

District Comparison

Hoover City School District's student population of 13,931 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 93% has decreased from 99% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,669 is higher than the state average of $9,721. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,104 is higher than the state average of $10,229. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Hoover City School District
Number of Schools Managed	17	6
Number of Students Managed	13,931	2,879

Graduation Rate	93%	74%

District Total Revenue	$163 MM	$28 MM

District Spending	$169 MM	$29 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,669	$9,721

District Spending / Student	$12,104	$10,229

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, AL Dept. of Education

School Notes

Overview:
Spain Park High School is a school located in Hoover, Alabama and resides in the Hoover City School district.
Year of Creation: Spain Park High School opened in the Fall of 2001.
Structure: Spain Park consists of 2 buildings. It also contains a 500 seat auditorium, two gymnasiums, two baseball fields, two softball fields, two football fields, six tennis courts, a separate soccer stadium, and an 8,000-seat football stadium.
Academics: The academics at Spain Park are very diverse and have an excellent reputation.
Sports: Spain Park offers a variety of sports including but not limited to football, track and field, soccer, tennis, wrestling, golf, and basketball.
Extracurricular Activities: Spain Park offers many extracurricular activities such as band, fine arts (performing arts, visual arts, culinary etc.), physical education courses, and various academic programs.
Spain Park High School's football team was featured on MTV's television program "Two a Days" as one of the opposing football teams to Hoover High School's football team. The show has had mixed reviews and many think it has enhanced its already "redneck jock" image.

School Reviews

1/27/2009

This is a school with incredible resources, students and potential. And it's an excellent school, but could be so much more if the principal understood what is important. The students' academic and personal growth is important, listening to parents' concerns is important, and equal treatment of all students regardless of race, sex, intelligence level or personal beliefs is also important. The blue ribbon status, ultimately, is not important. Unfortunately it seems to be all the principal is focused on. He rules the school with an iron fist and creates an atmosphere of fear and intimidation. I am terribly not impressed with his leadership and neither are the students.

- Posted by Parent - rache

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