Hoover High School vs Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus

How do these schools compare?

Metric Hoover High School Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus
Location Hoover, AL Vestavia Hills, AL
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 2,919 548
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.8:1 17.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 25.8% 8.8%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Hoover High School Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,273 $14,810
District Hoover City Schools Vestavia Hills City

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Hoover High School Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus
White 50.3% 81.6%
African American 26.7% 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.8% 4.2%
Asian 8.1% 6.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 3.9% 1.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Hoover High School Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus
AP Courses Offered - 1
Gifted Program No Yes
Counselor Ratio 539:1 264:1
Chronic Absenteeism 13.1% 4.6%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 193 17
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.