Birmingham City School System

The district has 43 schools: 18 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, 9 K-8 schools and 7 high schools.

Phillips Academy and Ramsay High School have been designated as International Baccalaureate programs with IB curriculum. Phillips offers the primary and middle years programs, while Ramsay provides the diploma program. Birmingham City Schools is the only district in the metropolitan area to offer IB programs for kindergarten through high school.

While there are five magnet programs, many schools across the district have well-deserved reputations for high levels of student achievement. Among the award winners is Wilkerson Middle School, which has been named a Torchbearer School several times. Smith Middle School is designated as a High-Flying School.

Wenonah High School has several accomplishments, including back-to-back state 5A championships won by its boys basketball team in 2011 and 2012. The girls won state championships in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
The school's culinary arts students continue winning competitions, and its FCCLA students are perennial winners in state competitions.

Students from all seven high schools are taking Advanced Placement classes as part of a focus on providing AP opportunities across the district and participation in the A-Plus College Ready program. Teachers in middle grades also are being trained to provide pre-AP instruction that will prepare students to be successful in AP classes in high school. All high schools offer Career Academy courses.