Birmingham City Schools is the public school district that serves the U.S. city of Birmingham, Alabama. School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Nickname: Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: , Country State Counties Jefferson, Shelby Incorporated December 19, 1871 Government  - Type Mayor - Council  - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (Current) Larry Langford (Mayor-Elect) Area  - City 151. ...

It is currently the third largest school system in Alabama behind Mobile County Public School System and Jefferson County School System. The current enrollment of the system is 30,500 students, but has been continuously suffering from a significant drop in enrollment to surrounding school districts for nearly 3 decades. There are currently 67 schools in the system, 10 high schools, 13 middle school, 34 elementary school, and 9 K-8 secondary schools. This article is about the U.S. State. ... Mobile County Public School System (MCPSS) is a school district based in Mobile, Alabama, United States. ... The Jefferson County School System is the second-largest public school system in the U.S. State of Alabama and serves most of Jefferson County, Alabama. ...

High schools

The 10 high schools in the system are:

• George Washington Carver High School
• Huffman High School
• A. H. Parker High School (founded as Industrial High School)
• Hayes High School
• West End High School
• Wenonah High School
• Jackson-Olin High School (founded as Western Olin High School in 1952)
• Woodlawn High School
• Kennedy Alternative High School
• Ramsay High School

Former high schools include: Huffman High School   Huffman High School is a secondary school located in Birmingham, Alabama. ... Carol W. Hayes High School is a public 9-12 high school in Birmingham, Alabama. ... West End High School is located at 1840 Pearson Avenue SW in Birmingham, Alabama. ... Wenonah High School is a grade 9-12 high school in Birmingham, Alabama. ... Woodlawn High School is a magnet high school serving about 600 students in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama (USA) and is part of the Birmingham City Schools system. ...

• Banks High School (first class graduated 1961, converted to a middle school, closed in 2007)
• Ensley High School (founded 1901, joined Birmingham system in 1910, merged with Jackson Olin in 2006)
• Phillips High School (founded as Birmingham High School in 1923, merged into Carver in 2001)
• Thomas School (founded in 1910, long vacant, newly renovated for a homeless mission)
• Ullman High School (founded as a grammar school, became a high school in 1937, now part of the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus)
• Jones Valley High School (now a middle school)

L. Frazier Banks Middle School is a middle school in the Birmingham Public School System in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. It feeds into Woodlawn High School. ... Ensley High School, located in the Ensley neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama (USA), was founded in 1901 to serve the then-independent community of Ensley, which was centered around major plants operated by U.S. Steel and the American Cast Iron Pipe Company. ... The University of Alabama at Birmingham (also known as UAB) is a public, coeducational university located in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The university is part of the three-member University of Alabama System, which includes the University of Alabamas main campus located in Tuscaloosa (UA) and the University of Alabama...

Board members

The school board is composed of nine members elected from nine geographical districts within the city of Birmingham. As of 2007, the President is Carolyn Cobb (District 4) and the Vice President is Martha Wixon (District 1). Other members include Howard Bayless (District 3). Seven of the nine members are female and six are African American. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

External links

• Birmingham City School System
• birmingham.schoolinsites.com