Jefferson County Schools

The Jefferson County School System provides public schools for students in Jefferson County except for municipalities that have formed their own school systems. The system is governed by the Jefferson County Board of Education, with its main office in the former State Farm Mutual building at 2100 18th Street South in Birmingham. Craig Pouncey is the superintendent of schools.

Over the years, numerous local school systems have broken away from Jefferson County. Currently the county system is made up of 52 schools and employs over 2,500 teachers to educate nearly 36,000 students.

In 2017 the system announced a $200 million capital program to construct seven new schools and additions to nine others.

Schools

High Schools

• Clay-Chalkville High School
• Center Point High School
• Corner High School
• Fultondale High School
• Gardendale High School
• Hueytown High School
• Jefferson County Academy of Theater and Dance
• Jefferson County International Baccalaureate
• Jefferson County School of Visual Art
• McAdory High School
• Minor High School
• Mortimer Jordan High School
• Oak Grove High School
• Pinson Valley High School
• Pleasant Grove High School
• Shades Valley High School

Middle Schools

• Bagley Junior High School
• Bragg Middle School
• Brighton K-8 School
• Clay-Chalkville Middle School
• Erwin Middle School
• Irondale Middle School
• Hueytown Middle School (rebuilt 2020)
• McAdory Middle School
• Minor Middle School
• North Jefferson Middle School
• Rudd Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Adamsville Elementary School
• Brookville Elementary School
• Bryan Elementary School
• Center Point Elementary School
• Chalkville Elementary School
• Clay Elementary School
• U. W. Clemon Elementary School (opened 2020)
• Concord Elementary School
• Corner Elementary School
• Crumly Chapel Elementary School (closed 2020)
• Eastern Area Elementary School (opened 2020)
• Erwin Elementary School
• Fultondale Elementary School
• Gardendale Elementary School
• Greenwood Elementary School
• Gresham Elementary School (sold to Vestavia Hills 2019 - renamed Vestavia Hills Elementary, Dolly Ridge)
• Hillview Elementary School (closed 2020)
• Hueytown Elementary School (rebuilt 2020)
• Johnson Elementary School
• Lipscomb Elementary School
• McAdory Elementary School
• Minor Elementary School (rebuilt 2020)
• Mount Olive Elementary School
• North Highland Elementary School (rebuilt 2020)
• Oak Grove Elementary School
• Pinson Elementary School
• Pleasant Grove Elementary School
• Snow Rogers Elementary School (rebuilt 2020)
• West Jefferson Elementary School

Community Schools

• Grantswood Community School
• Irondale Community School
• Minor Community School

Other Facilities

• Jefferson County School Service Center
• Burkett Center for Multi-Handicapped
• Hueytown Center for Multi-Handicapped
• Jefferson County Counseling Learning Center East
• Shades Valley Technical Academies

Superintendents

• John Rockett, 1885
• E. B. Erwin, 1920s-1930s
• John Bryan, 1937-1948
• Kermit Johnson, 1959-1968
• Revis Hall, 1968-1981
• John Hunt, 1981-1984
• Herb Sang, 1989-1991
• Bruce Wright, 1992–2000
• Bobby Neighbors, 2000–2003
  • Roger Tomberlin (interim), 2003
• Phil Hammonds, 2004–2013
• Stephen Nowlin, 2013–2014
  • Bobby Neighbors (interim), 2014
• Craig Pouncey, 2014–2019
  • Walter Gonsoulin (interim), 2019-

References

• Frankenberg, Erica (November 17, 2009) "Splintering School Districts: Understanding the Link between Segregation and Fragmentation." Law & Social Inquiry. Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 869-909
• Edgemon, Erin (September 14, 2017) "7 new Jefferson County schools, 9 major renovations included in $200 million project." The Birmingham News

External links

• Jefferson County Board of Education website