JB Pennington High School

Regular School · Blountsville, AL

JB Pennington High School is a regular school school in Blountsville, Alabama, serving grades 07–12 with 507 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.9:1.

Level

High

Grades

07 – 12

Enrollment

507

Teachers (FTE)

25.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

19.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	372	73%
Hispanic/Latino	125	25%
Two or more races	4	1%
Black or African American	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	507	269M / 238F

English Language Learners: 36 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	15.0% -9.1pp	24.1%	259
Reading Proficiency	41.0% -5.3pp	46.3%	251
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	154
4-Year Graduation Rate	>=95%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (1)

8 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

53 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

105

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

4.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	507	100%

Contact & Location

81 College St

Blountsville, AL 35031

Phone: (205)775-2050

http://www.penningtontigers.com/

District

Blount County

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,017

District enrollment: 7,798

Other Schools in District

Blountsville Elementary School Elementary
Cleveland Elementary School Elementary
Hayden Elementary School Elementary
Hayden Primary School Elementary
Locust Fork Elementary Elementary
Susan Moore Elementary School Elementary
Blount County Career Technical Center High
Cleveland High School High

View all 16 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35031) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010042000209

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD