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Jefferson County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 35,671 (2023-2024)
Schools: 57 (2023-2024)
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Jefferson County Schools is a school district in Alabama (Jefferson County). During the 2024 school year, 35,671 students attended one of the district's 57 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Jefferson County School District, District 1

General election

General election for Jefferson County School District, District 1

Walt Curry defeated Phillip Brown in the general election for Jefferson County School District, District 1 on November 5, 2024.

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69.4
 
17,259
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Phillip Brown (R)
 
30.5
 
7,588
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
15

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,862
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Jefferson County School District, District 2

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General election for Jefferson County School District, District 2

Robert Durough defeated Sultana Godwin in the general election for Jefferson County School District, District 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Robert Durough (R)
 
74.2
 
22,887
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Sultana Godwin (D)
 
25.7
 
7,940
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0.1
 
20

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Total votes: 30,847
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Jefferson County School District, District 3

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General election for Jefferson County School District, District 3

Stephanie Floyd defeated incumbent Donna Pike in the general election for Jefferson County School District, District 3 on November 8, 2022.

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62.1
 
8,802
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Donna Pike (R)
 
37.8
 
5,365
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
11

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Total votes: 14,178
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Jefferson County School District, District 5

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General election for Jefferson County School District, District 5

Incumbent Carita Venable won election in the general election for Jefferson County School District, District 5 on November 8, 2022.

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Carita Venable (D)
 
97.7
 
76,045
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.3
 
1,764

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Total votes: 77,809
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Jefferson County School District, Place 4

General election

General election for Jefferson County School District, Place 4

Incumbent Ronnie Dixon won election in the general election for Jefferson County School District, Place 4 on November 3, 2020.

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Ronnie Dixon (R)
 
96.6
 
70,851
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.4
 
2,483

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Total votes: 73,334
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Jefferson County School District, Place 2

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General election for Jefferson County School District, Place 2

Eddie Brown defeated incumbent Martha Bouyer in the general election for Jefferson County School District, Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

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Eddie Brown (R)
 
56.5
 
49,578
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Martha Bouyer (D)
 
43.5
 
38,147
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
62

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Total votes: 87,787
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Jefferson County School District, Place 3

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General election for Jefferson County School District, Place 3

Incumbent Oscar Mann won election in the general election for Jefferson County School District, Place 3 on November 6, 2018.

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Oscar Mann (R)
 
94.8
 
54,898
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.2
 
2,994

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Total votes: 57,892
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Jefferson County School District, District 5

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Jefferson County School District, Place 1 (Historical)

General election

General election for Jefferson County School District, Place 1 (Historical)

Incumbent Donna Pike won election in the general election for Jefferson County School District, Place 1 (Historical) on November 8, 2016.

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Donna Pike (R)

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Jefferson County School District, Place 4

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General election for Jefferson County School District, Place 4

Incumbent Ronnie Dixon won election in the general election for Jefferson County School District, Place 4 on April 12, 2016.

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Jefferson County School District, Place 4

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General election for Jefferson County School District, Place 4

Incumbent Dean Taylor won election in the general election for Jefferson County School District, Place 4 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

Jefferson County Schools consists of five members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Walt CurryDistrict 120242030
Robert DuroughDistrict 220242030
Stephanie FloydDistrict 320222028
Carita VenableDistrict 520222028
Ronnie DixonPlace 420162026

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Overlapping state house districts

Jefferson County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 16Bryan BrinyarkRepublican Party 29% 17%
Alabama House of Representatives District 51Allen TreadawayRepublican Party 25% 100%
Alabama House of Representatives District 60Juandalynn GivanDemocratic Party 9% 81%
Alabama House of Representatives District 57Patrick SellersDemocratic Party 8% 85%
Alabama House of Representatives District 15Leigh HulseyRepublican Party 8% 69%
Alabama House of Representatives District 44Danny GarrettRepublican Party 6% 57%
Alabama House of Representatives District 14Tim WadsworthRepublican Party 4% 3%
Alabama House of Representatives District 59Mary MooreDemocratic Party 3% 43%
Alabama House of Representatives District 58Rolanda HollisDemocratic Party 2% 47%
Alabama House of Representatives District 56Ontario TillmanDemocratic Party 2% 23%
Alabama House of Representatives District 45Susan DuBoseRepublican Party 2% 10%
Alabama House of Representatives District 55Travis HendrixDemocratic Party 1% 20%
Alabama House of Representatives District 48Jim CarnsRepublican Party 1% 12%
Alabama House of Representatives District 47Mike ShawRepublican Party< 1% 21%
Alabama House of Representatives District 46David FaulknerRepublican Party< 1% 6%
Alabama House of Representatives District 54Neil RaffertyDemocratic Party< 1% 4%
Alabama House of Representatives District 52Kelvin DatcherDemocratic Party< 1% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $84,078,000 $2,347 18%
Local: $134,967,000 $3,768 28%
State: $259,345,000 $7,240 54%
Total: $478,390,000 $13,356
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $470,957,000 $13,148
Total Current Expenditures: $411,805,000 $11,496
Instructional Expenditures: $226,758,000 $6,330 48%
Student and Staff Support: $53,802,000 $1,502 11%
Administration: $45,957,000 $1,283 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $85,288,000 $2,381 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $46,591,000 $1,300
Construction: $44,956,000 $1,255
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,877,000 $136
Interest on Debt: $6,902,000 $192

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 9 20-24 4 5 <=10 10-14 17
2018-2019 33 55-59 23 27 30-39 35-39 48
2017-2018 34 65-69 23 28 30-39 35-39 49
2016-2017 33 60-64 23 27 20-29 40-44 46
2015-2016 34 60-64 23 29 21-39 >=50 46
2014-2015 32 60-64 21 29 21-39 31 44
2013-2014 28 50-54 18 23 21-39 27 39
2012-2013 78 90-94 70 79 40-59 73 85
2011-2012 81 >=95 74 80 70-79 85-89 88
2010-2011 81 90-94 74 79 80-89 70-74 88

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 45-49 23 26 30-39 30-34 48
2018-2019 37 45-49 28 24 30-39 40-44 52
2017-2018 38 55-59 29 23 20-29 45-49 54
2016-2017 33 60-64 25 21 20-29 30-34 46
2015-2016 33 50-54 24 24 21-39 <50 44
2014-2015 36 65-69 26 25 21-39 34 48
2013-2014 38 55-59 29 24 21-39 30 50
2012-2013 86 90-94 81 81 >=80 81 91
2011-2012 86 90-94 81 80 80-89 90-94 91
2010-2011 84 90-94 78 78 80-89 80-84 90

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 >=80 91 85-89 >=50 92
2018-2019 93 >=80 94 90-94 >=50 >=50 92
2017-2018 92 >=80 93 85-89 PS >=50 91
2016-2017 92 >=80 93 85-89 >=50 92
2015-2016 88 >=80 87 85-89 PS PS 89
2014-2015 91 >=80 92 80-84 PS 60-79 91
2013-2014 88 >=80 90 75-79 PS >=50 87
2012-2013 83 >=80 83 60-64 PS <50 85
2011-2012 81 >=50 78 65-69 PS >=50 85
2010-2011 81 >=50 79 55-59 PS 83

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 35,671 -0.8
2022-2023 35,951 0.4
2021-2022 35,819 1.3
2020-2021 35,336 -2.9
2019-2020 36,359 0.3
2018-2019 36,246 0.3
2017-2018 36,144 -0.1
2016-2017 36,171 0.2
2015-2016 36,092 0.2
2014-2015 36,003 -0.6
2013-2014 36,203 0.4
2012-2013 36,069 0.3
2011-2012 35,978 0.3
2010-2011 35,860 -0.6
2009-2010 36,058 -0.3
2008-2009 36,174 0.2
2007-2008 36,109 -0.5
2006-2007 36,290 1.3
2005-2006 35,834 -10.0
2004-2005 39,434 2.0
2003-2004 38,659 -3.6
2002-2003 40,060 -0.8
2001-2002 40,396 -0.8
2000-2001 40,726 -1.4
1999-2000 41,310 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Jefferson County Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 1.5
Black 51.9 31.6
Hispanic 14.5 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.4 3.8
White 30.6 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Jefferson County Schools had 2,015.10 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.7.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 63.80
Kindergarten: 117.00
Elementary: 793.00
Secondary: 1,041.30
Total: 2,015.10

Jefferson County Schools employed 40.00 district administrators and 212.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 40.00
District Administrative Support: 78.00
School Administrators: 212.00
School Administrative Support: 118.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 255.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 6.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 87.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 48.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 33.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 59.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 120.50
Other Support Services: 414.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Jefferson County Schools operates 57 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adamsville Elementary School308PK-5
Bagley Elementary School538PK-4
Bragg Middle School7806-8
Brighton School358PK-8
Brookville Elementary School172KG-5
Bryan Elementary School693KG-5
Bryant Park Elementary646PK-5
Center Point Elementary School580PK-2
Center Point High School7649-12
Chalkville Elementary School845PK-5
Claychalkville High School1,3889-12
Claychalkville Middle School1,0256-8
Clay Elementary School634PK-5
Concord Elementary School405PK-5
Corner High School5199-12
Corner Middle School4415-8
Erwin Intermediate School4923-5
Erwin Middle School5936-8
Fultondale Elementary School975PK-6
Fultondale High School6837-12
Gardendale Elementary School679PK-5
Gardendale High School1,0639-12
Grantswood Community School396PK-5
Hueytown High School1,1719-12
Hueytown Intermediate School5053-5
Hueytown Middle School7926-8
Hueytown Primary School602PK-2
Irondale Community School458PK-5
Irondale Middle School4716-8
Jefferson County Counseling Learning Centereast0KG-12
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School3346-8
Jefferson County Virtual School227KG-12
Kermit Johnson School6203-5
Lipscomb Elementary School236KG-5
Mcadory Elementary School634PK-5
Mcadory High School1,2409-12
Mcadory Middle School8576-8
Mccalla Elementary School765PK-5
Minor Community School403PK-5
Minor High School1,0119-12
Minor Middle School6876-8
Mortimer Jordan High School8559-12
Mount Olive Elementary School307PK-5
North Jefferson Middle School6606-8
Oak Grove Elementary School575PK-5
Oak Grove High School7326-12
Pinson Elementary School754PK-2
Pinson Valley High School1,0219-12
Pleasant Grove Elementary School595PK-6
Pleasant Grove High School6917-12
Rudd Middle School6756-8
Shades Valley High School1,1229-12
Snow Rogers Elementary School390PK-5
Uw Clemon Elementary School612KG-5
Warrior Elementary School567PK-5
West Jefferson Elementary School109PK-6
William E Burkett Multihandicapped Center16PK-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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