Paul W. Bryant High, 6315 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive: grades 9 to 12, 1,105 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded C with 74 points.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; its principal’s page; Tuscaloosa City Schools’ schools directory, zoning map and feeder patterns; the district’s 2026-27 calendar; the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25; the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24; the Census Bureau’s city boundary and the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 2026-28 alignment.

Paul W. Bryant High, on Mary Harmon Bryant Drive in east Tuscaloosa, sits next to Eastwood Middle. The district lists a Tuscaloosa address; the federal directory gives a Cottondale mailing address, 35453, but the campus is inside the Tuscaloosa city limits on the Census Bureau’s boundary map. Alabama graded Bryant a C, with 74 points, on its 2024-25 report card, and its graduation rate on that card was 91.77%.

Who to call
Address 6315 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
Phone 205-759-3538
Grades 9 to 12
District Tuscaloosa City Schools
City of Tuscaloosa Inside the city limits (federal directory lists a Cottondale mailing address)
Specialty program Tuscaloosa Fine Arts Academy, by application
AHSAA football, 2026-28 Class 5A, Region 3
State school code 200-0055

Principal

Principal Eric F. Hines, according to the school’s principal page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 1,105 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
  • Federal count: 1,072 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 19 students per teacher.

State report card

Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.

2024-25 grade: C, 74 points. That is up from a C and 71 points on the 2023-24 card. Tuscaloosa City Schools as a whole earned a B, with 86 points.

Indicator 2024-25 score
Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) 24.22
Academic growth 81.32
Graduation rate 91.77%
College and career readiness 86.01%
Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) 17.53% of students

Paul W. Bryant High’s full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site. Graduation rate and college and career readiness are reported a year behind, so the 2024-25 card counts the class of 2024.

Attendance zone

Check an address with the district’s zoning map. Zones do not follow the city limits.

In the district’s feeder patterns, the Bryant zone takes in Eastwood Middle and four elementary schools: Arcadia Elementary, Skyland Elementary, Southview Elementary and Woodland Forrest Elementary.

Students from anywhere in the district can apply to the Tuscaloosa Fine Arts Academy through the specialty school process. The application window for 2026-27 is closed.

Programs

  • Tuscaloosa Fine Arts Academy: a four-year program in dance, music, theater and visual arts taught by certified specialists, according to the school’s academy page
  • Marine Corps Junior ROTC: a four-time Naval Honor School, the school’s profile says
  • Dual enrollment: with The University of Alabama, Shelton State Community College and Stillman College
  • College and Career Commitment: every student works toward a confirmed plan to enroll, enlist or be employed after graduation

Sports and activities

For football in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 2026-28 alignment, Bryant is a Class 5A school in Region 3, with Bessemer City, Brookwood, Hillcrest, Hueytown, McAdory and the city’s other two high schools, Central and Northridge. The AHSAA’s 2026-28 enrollment list, which sets the classes, gives Bryant an enrollment figure of 883.60.

The school’s website does not list its teams. The district’s sports list for its high schools covers cheerleading, football, volleyball, cross country, swimming, boys and girls basketball, wrestling, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, soccer, baseball, softball, golf, bowling and girls flag football. The Stampede’s schedules and results are in our Friday night football guide and on our scoreboard.

Calendar

Paul W. Bryant High follows Tuscaloosa City Schools’ 2026-27 calendar (district calendars are on its calendar page). Coming dates:

  • Tuesday, Oct. 20: e-learning day for ninth and 11th graders while 10th graders take the Pre-ACT and seniors take WorkKeys
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
  • Nov. 23-27: fall break and Thanksgiving holidays, schools closed
  • Friday, Dec. 18: half day for students, end of the first semester
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter holidays, schools closed; students return Wednesday, Jan. 6

On scheduled half days, high schools dismiss at 12:30 p.m. The district does not publish daily bell times on its website; call the front office for start and dismissal times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Paul W. Bryant High serve?

Bryant High in Tuscaloosa serves ninth through 12th grade, according to Tuscaloosa City Schools.

What is Bryant High’s state report card grade?

Paul W. Bryant High earned a C, with 74 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, up from 71 points a year earlier.

Which schools feed Paul W. Bryant High?

Eastwood Middle, and before it Arcadia, Skyland, Southview and Woodland Forrest elementary schools, according to the district’s feeder patterns.

Is Paul W. Bryant High in Tuscaloosa or Cottondale?

The campus is inside the Tuscaloosa city limits on the Census Bureau’s boundary map. The district lists a Tuscaloosa address; the federal directory uses a Cottondale mailing address.