Wenonah High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Birmingham, Alabama

Wenonah High School in Birmingham, Alabama enrolled 670 students in 2024-25 with 39.0 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Alabama high-school median of 17.2. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Alabama: 90%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

656 students in 2022-23, 669 students in 2023-24, 670 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.5 to 39.0.

Students enrolled at Wenonah High School by school year2022-23: 656, 2023-24: 669, 2024-25: 67002004006008002022-236562023-246692024-25670
Students enrolled at Wenonah High School by school year2022-23: 656, 2023-24: 669, 2024-25: 67002004006008002022-236562023-246692024-25670
Students enrolled at Wenonah High School by school year2022-23: 656, 2023-24: 669, 2024-25: 67002004006008002022-236562023-246692024-25670
Students enrolled at Wenonah High School by school year2022-23: 656, 2023-24: 669, 2024-25: 67002004006008002022-236562023-246692024-25670
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365640.516.2
2023-2466937.617.8
2024-2567039.017.2

17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Alabama high schools

Among the 313 Alabama high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Wenonah High School 17.2; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherWenonah High School 17.2state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Wenonah High School 17.2; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherWenonah High School 17.2state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Wenonah High School 17.2; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherWenonah High School 17.2state median 17.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Alabama high schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.1 to 26.8; Wenonah High School 17.2; state median 17.2.102030students per full-time teacherWenonah High School 17.2state median 17.2U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 226 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wenonah High School enrolled 679 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 226 of the 679 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions33
  • Chronically absent53.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.2% of students were Black, 9.6% Hispanic, 1.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black88.2%
  2. Hispanic9.6%
  3. White1.0%
  4. Two or more races1.0%
  5. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Wenonah High School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-225% or less25%47.3%
Math, 2022-235% or less8% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 178 students in Wenonah High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtAlabama
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%81%90%
Students in the class1781,37152,928

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Birmingham

9 public high schools in Birmingham report 2024-25 enrollment; Wenonah High School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Oak Mountain High School1,64818.520.4%
Huffman High SchoolMagnet1,09418.579.8%
Parker High School94221.979.9%
Ramsay High School76216.650.7%
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet75023.483.7%
JacksonOlin High School71317.486.1%
Wenonah High School67017.281.2%
George Washington Carver High School57014.681.6%

All public schools in Birmingham →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wenonah High School

  1. Midfield High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 327 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Magic City Acceptance AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 3.4 miles away: 345 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare Wenonah High School with Midfield High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Birmingham City spends per student$16,201 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,201
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaWenonah High School is the number 117 by size of 319 Alabama high schools open in 2024-25.#117 of 319
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 17.2 for high schools.17.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Wenonah High School

  1. How many students attend Wenonah High School?
    670 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 656 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Birmingham, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wenonah High School?
    17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for high schools is 17.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wenonah High School a Title I school?
    Wenonah High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wenonah High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Wenonah High School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Wenonah High School?
    80-84% of the 178 students in Wenonah High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90% across Alabama. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Wenonah High School in?
    Birmingham City, NCES district ID 0100390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010039000192 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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