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New Direction → Shelby County High School → Calera High → Chelsea High School → Linda Nolen Learning Center → Thompson High School → Fayetteville High School → Montevallo High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Career Technical Education Center compares for families
What families should know about Career Technical Education Center.
- ▸ LocallyAL trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: New Direction, Shelby County High School, Calera High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
The University of Alabama
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,420/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Direction Columbiana |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| Shelby County High School Columbiana |
Public | 1.8 | 572 | +3.8% |
| Calera High Calera |
Public | 9.9 | 1,018 | +0.5% |
| Chelsea High School Chelsea |
Public | 11.1 | 1,235 | -13.8% |
| Linda Nolen Learning Center Pelham |
Public | 12.5 | 15 | — |
| Thompson High School Alabaster |
Public | 12.8 | 2,060 | -5.3% |
| Fayetteville High School Sylacauga |
Public | 13.0 | 165 | -19.1% |
| Montevallo High School Montevallo |
Public | 14.2 | 485 | +6.8% |