Editing Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (section)

===Primary and secondary Education===
The [[Tuscaloosa County School System]] serves students in the county who live outside the city limits of Tuscaloosa.<ref name=Schooldistrictmap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01125_tuscaloosa/DC20SD_C01125.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tuscaloosa County, AL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-03-29}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01125_tuscaloosa/DC20SD_C01125_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The system has been in operation since 1871. The system is managed by a board of education, composed of 7 members elected by [[single-member district]]s by the voters of the county outside the limits of the city of Tuscaloosa. The board appoints a superintendent to manage the day-to-day operations of the system. In school year 2020–21, over 18,700 students (ALSDE Report Card) were enrolled by the system. There are 19 elementary schools, 2 intermediate schools, 7 middle schools and 6 high schools. Children are also served at the Tuscaloosa Regional Detention Center and Sprayberry Regional Educational Center; the latter provides services to at risk, and special needs children. The six county high schools are [[Brookwood High School (Alabama)|Brookwood High School]] (Brookwood), [[Hillcrest High School (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)|Hillcrest High School]] (Taylorville), Holt (Holt), Northside (Samantha), Sipsey Valley (Coker), and [[Tuscaloosa County High School]] (Northport).

The [[Tuscaloosa City Schools|Tuscaloosa City School System]] serves students who live in the city of Tuscaloosa.<ref name=Schooldistrictmap2020/> There are approximately 10,000 students enrolled in Tuscaloosa City Schools. Twenty-four schools comprise the district, including 13 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 3 high schools and 3 campuses dedicated to specialty education: one for students with special needs and those receiving alternative education, a school for students studying performing arts, and a career technical facility for grades 9 – 12. The three high schools are [[Paul W. Bryant High School]], [[Central High School (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)|Central High School]], and [[Northridge High School (Alabama)|Northridge High School]].