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Birmingham City School District | |
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Location | |
United States | |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Believe. Create. Succeed. |
Grades | PK-12 |
Established | 1883 |
Superintendent | Dr. Mark Sullivan |
Schools | 42 |
Budget | $378 million[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 25,104 |
Teachers | 1,579 |
Other information | |
Website | http://www.bhamcityschools.org/ |
Birmingham City Schools is a public school district that serves the US city of Birmingham, Alabama. It is the fourth-largest school system in Alabama behind Mobile County Public School System, Jefferson County School System, and Montgomery Public Schools. It currently enrolls approximately 25,000 students across 42 schools.[2]
Birmingham City Schools serve a student population that is approximately 95% African-American, 4% Hispanic, and 1% White. Eighty-eight percent of its students qualify for free or reduced price lunch. The district-wide graduation rate is 65%.[3]