Spanish Fort High School Explained

Spanish Fort High School
Enrollment:1,188 (2022-23)[1]
Teaching Staff:66.29 (on a FTE basis)
Ratio:17.92
Schooltype:Public
Grades:9-12
District:Baldwin County Public Schools
Ceeb:012518
Streetaddress:1 Plaza de Toros
City:Spanish Fort, Alabama
Zipcode:36527
Country:United States
Coordinates:30.6888°N -87.8538°W
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Campus Type:Suburban
Nickname:Toros
Colors:Red and black
Principal:Shannon Smith
Footnotes:[2]

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.

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 1,072 students enrolled for 2014–2015 was:

14.8% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[2]

Athletics

Spanish Fort High School is classified as a 6A school by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. The school's nickname is the Toros and the school colors are red and black. The following sanctioned sports are offered:[3]

The school won the state football championship in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2015.[4] [5] Spanish Fort won the state 5A baseball playoffs in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014.[6] In 2009 the school took top state honors in Track and Field competition.[7] In 2012, the Spanish Fort girls were the 5A state champions in Soccer[8]

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.[9]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spanish Fort High School. National Center for Education Statistics. May 23, 2024.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Spanish Fort High Sch. nces.ed.gov. December 29, 2017.
  3. Web site: Spanish Fort High School. app.c2cschools.com. December 29, 2017.
  4. Web site: Spanish Fort cruises to 5A state title, beats Muscle Shoals 35-14. abc3340.com. Culpepper. Ben. December 5, 2013. December 6, 2013.
  5. Web site: Football Past State Champions. Alabama High School Athletic Association. November 17, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004612/http://www.ahsaa.com/Sports/IndividualSports/Football/History/FootballPastStateChampions/tabid/375/Default.aspx. December 3, 2013.
  6. Web site: Baseball Past State Champions. Alabama High School Athletic Association.
  7. Web site: Track and Field Past State Champions. Alabama High School Athletic Association. November 23, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235437/http://www.ahsaa.com/Sports/IndividualSports/CrossCountry/History/PastStateBoysChampions/tabid/479/Default.aspx. December 2, 2013.
  8. Web site: Girls Soccer Past State Champions . Alabama High School Athletic Association . November 23, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131120212319/http://www.ahsaa.com/Sports/IndividualSports/Soccer/History/SoccerPastStateChampionsGirls/tabid/951/Default.aspx . November 20, 2013 .
  9. Web site: University demands Spanish Fort High School stop using Toros logo. Hal. Scheurich. fox10tv.com. December 29, 2017.
  10. Web site: Spanish Fort's D.J. James sticks with Oregon after considering Alabama offer. Mark. Inabinett. AL.com. February 6, 2019. May 2, 2023.
  11. Web site: Stephenson . Creg . 2023-11-20 . Missouri’s Kris-Abrams Draine headed to 2024 Senior Bowl . 2024-04-27 . al . en.
  12. Web site: Inabinett . Mark . February 2, 2023 . Prep hoops player pivots to football, lands in Senior Bowl . July 26, 2023 . AL.com.
  13. Web site: 2017 . Microsoft Word - Student List - Class of 2017.docx . January 29, 2024 . BCBE.

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