Spanish Fort High School

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Spanish Fort High School
Sfhs front.jpg
Spanish Fort High School's main building
Location
Spanish Fort High School
1 Plaza de Toros

Spanish Fort, Alabama
36527

United States
Coordinates 30°41′20″N87°51′14″W / 30.688769°N 87.853781°W / 30.688769; -87.853781
Information
School type Public
Opened2005(20 years ago) (2005)
School district Baldwin County Public Schools
CEEB code 012518
NCES School ID0100270 [1]
PrincipalShannon Smith
Teaching staff65.89 (on a FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,202 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.24 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red and black
  
Athletics conference AHSAA 6A [2]
Nickname Toros
Website www.bcbe.org/sfhs
[3]

Spanish Fort High School is a high school in Spanish Fort, Alabama, United States that was founded in 2005 and graduated its first class in 2008. The school serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Baldwin County Public Schools.

Contents

Campus

The campus includes a main building with library, cafeteria, art, band, and choral rooms. The school was approved and funded in 2005. An athletic complex includes a football stadium, baseball field, softball field, track and field facilities, and a band practice field.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,202 students enrolled for 2023–2024 school year was: [3]

24.12% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

Spanish Fort High School is classified as a 6A school by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. [4] The school's nickname is the Toros and the school colors are red and black. The following sanctioned sports are offered: [5]

The school won the state football championship in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015. [6] [7] Spanish Fort won the state 5A baseball playoffs in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. [8] In 2009 the school took top state honors in Track and Field competition. [9] In 2012, the Spanish Fort girls were the 5A state champions in Soccer [10]

In 2017, the University of South Florida sent a letter alleging that the SFHS fighting bull logo was identical to the USF logo but with different colors. SFHS agreed to change the logo starting with the 2017–2018 school year. [11]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Spanish Fort High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Alabama High School Athletic Association 24-26 Ranking" (PDF). Alabama High School Athletic Association . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Spanish Fort High Sch". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ https://www.ahsaa.com/Portals/0/PDF's/AHSAA/AHSAA/Re-Classification/2024-2026/2024-2026%20Classification.pdf?ver=XeLnH50lceQ%3D&timestamp=1702908624218#page=2
  5. ↑ "Spanish Fort High School". app.c2cschools.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ Culpepper, Ben (December 5, 2013). "Spanish Fort cruises to 5A state title, beats Muscle Shoals 35-14". abc3340.com. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Football Past State Champions". Alabama High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ "AHSAA > Sports > Spring > Baseball > Baseball Past State Champions". www.ahsaa.com. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Track and Field Past State Champions". Alabama High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Girls Soccer Past State Champions". Alabama High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  11. ↑ Scheurich, Hal. "University demands Spanish Fort High School stop using Toros logo". fox10tv.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  12. ↑ Inabinett, Mark (February 6, 2019). "Spanish Fort's D.J. James sticks with Oregon after considering Alabama offer". AL.com . Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ Stephenson, Creg (November 20, 2023). "Missouri's Kris-Abrams Draine headed to 2024 Senior Bowl". al. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  14. ↑ Inabinett, Mark (February 2, 2023). "Prep hoops player pivots to football, lands in Senior Bowl". AL.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Microsoft Word - Student List - Class of 2017.docx" (PDF). BCBE. 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
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