Hoover City Schools | |
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Location | |
United States | |
Coordinates | 33°24′26″N 86°45′58″W / 33.4073°N 86.7661°W[1] |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | "Learning for Life" |
Grades | K–12 |
Established | 1987 |
Superintendent | Dr. Kevin Maddox |
Schools | 18 |
Budget | $167.8 million |
Students and staff | |
Students | 13,567 |
Teachers | 1,000 (approximate) |
Staff | 850(approximate) |
Other information | |
Website | http://www.hoovercityschools.net/ |
Hoover City Schools is the public school system serving the city of Hoover, Alabama within the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area. Seventeen schools comprise the 55 square-mile system: 10 elementary schools, three middle schools, one intermediate school and two high schools.[2] A five-member Board of Education, appointed by the Hoover City Council, acts as the governing body of the school system. Hoover City Schools has more National Board-Certified Teachers than any other system in Alabama; more Alabama Teachers of the Year than any other system in Alabama; and ACT scores above state and national averages.[3] The system has a strong focus on instructional technology and maintains safe, clean facilities. The system has consistently grown in student population since its inception in the late 1980s.[4]
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