Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy
CTE · Grades 9–12
Central High School
905 15th Street, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Grades
9–12
High
Students
796
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Tuscaloosa City
Tuscaloosa County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 305 Alabama high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Alabama high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Central High School
Central High School is a magnet high school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Tuscaloosa City. The school is located in a midsize city in Tuscaloosa County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 796 students were enrolled, with about 17.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Alabama high school (17.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 305 Alabama high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 796 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.9 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Tuscaloosa City
- County
- Tuscaloosa County
- NCES school ID
- 010336001608
Schools near Central High School
All 32 schools in Tuscaloosa →
Northridge High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,153 students
Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Detention Center
Alternative · Grades 7–12
Holt High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 456 students
Hillcrest High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,434 students
Paul W Bryant High School
Magnet · Grades 9–12 · 1,134 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.