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Alabama school data rankings

Compare every reported district by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 161 current districts, 154 report 2024–25 enrollment and 147 match the FY 2023 finance file.

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154 districts with this measure reported

Rank	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	Mobile County	Mobile	92	49,946
2	Jefferson County	Birmingham	57	35,444
3	Baldwin County	Bay Minette	45	31,965
4	Montgomery County	Montgomery	50	26,395
5	Huntsville City	Huntsville	45	24,222
6	Birmingham City	Birmingham	49	20,954
7	Madison County	Huntsville	30	20,691
8	Shelby County	Columbiana	34	20,638
9	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa	38	19,278
10	Limestone County	Athens	16	16,497
11	Hoover City	Hoover	18	13,632
12	Madison City	Madison	13	13,046
13	Elmore County	Wetumpka	17	11,741
14	Tuscaloosa City	Tuscaloosa	21	11,230
15	Cullman County	Cullman	30	9,901
16	St Clair County	Ashville	20	9,658
17	Auburn City	Auburn	14	9,488
18	Lee County	Opelika	14	9,026
19	Decatur City	Decatur	22	8,902
20	Autauga County	Prattville	15	8,888
21	DeKalb County	Rainsville	15	8,769
22	Etowah County	Gadsden	24	8,739
23	Eufaula City	Eufaula	6	8,421
24	Dothan City	DOTHAN	18	8,220
25	Calhoun County	Anniston	19	7,997
26	Lauderdale County	Florence	15	7,952
27	Chilton County	Clanton	14	7,921
28	Morgan County	Decatur	18	7,619
29	Blount County	Oneonta	17	7,600
30	Phenix City	Phenix City	12	7,198
31	Talladega County	Talladega	17	7,178
32	Walker County	Jasper	19	7,091
33	Vestavia Hills City	Vestavia Hills	9	6,934
34	Houston County	Dothan	16	6,907
35	Enterprise City	Enterprise	11	6,612
36	Marshall County	Guntersville	18	6,494
37	Alabaster City	Alabaster	5	6,316
38	Albertville City	Albertville	7	5,910
39	Athens City	Athens	9	5,405
40	Opelika City	Opelika	10	5,377
41	Jackson County	Hollywood	17	5,159
42	Trussville City	Trussville	5	5,005
43	Gadsden City	Gadsden	15	4,940
44	Lawrence County	Moulton	15	4,676
45	Florence City	Florence	9	4,574
46	Homewood City	Homewood	5	4,492
47	Mountain Brook City	Mountain Brook	6	4,425
48	Oxford City	Oxford	7	4,103
49	Pell City	Pell City	8	4,079
50	Escambia County	Brewton	13	4,072
51	Cherokee County	Centre	8	3,860
52	Russell County	Phenix City	8	3,850
53	Hartselle City	Hartselle	6	3,683
54	Franklin County	Russellville	10	3,563
55	Saraland City	Saraland	4	3,514
56	Fort Payne City	Fort Payne	6	3,508
57	Pelham City	Pelham	4	3,444
58	Dale County	Ozark	9	3,376
59	Marion County	Hamilton	10	3,302
60	Cullman City	Cullman	7	3,243
61	Chambers County	Lafayette	8	3,203
62	Bibb County	Centreville	9	3,063
63	Covington County	Andalusia	8	3,028
64	Bessemer City	Bessemer	9	3,012
65	Muscle Shoals City	Muscle Shoals	7	2,979
66	Monroe County	Monroeville	9	2,963
67	Coffee County	Elba	5	2,953
68	Jasper City	Jasper	5	2,950
69	Alexander City	Alexander City	5	2,836
70	Pike Road City	Montgomery	4	2,822
71	Tallapoosa County	Dadeville	6	2,822
72	Geneva County	Geneva	10	2,814
73	Gulf Shores City	Gulf Shores	3	2,748
74	Butler County	Greenville	7	2,699
75	Chickasaw City	Chickasaw	5	2,679
76	Russellville City	Russellville	5	2,615
77	Boaz City	Boaz	5	2,607
78	Arab City	Arab	4	2,595
79	Colbert County	Tuscumbia	9	2,573
80	Henry County	Abbeville	6	2,524
81	Cleburne County	Heflin	9	2,490
82	Scottsboro City	Scottsboro	5	2,457
83	Washington County	Chatom	8	2,390
84	Winston County	Double Springs	10	2,309
85	Selma City	Selma	10	2,301
86	Dallas County	Selma	11	2,283
87	Leeds City	Leeds	4	2,271
88	Fayette County	Fayette	6	2,268
89	Pickens County	Carrollton	7	2,210
90	Hale County	Greensboro	7	2,193
91	Clarke County	Grove Hill	7	2,130
92	Lamar County	Vernon	5	2,129
93	Pike County	Troy	7	2,124
94	Randolph County	Wedowee	8	2,089
95	Crenshaw County	Luverne	4	2,063
96	Sylacauga City	Sylacauga	4	1,976
97	Demopolis City	Demopolis	4	1,918
98	Ozark City	Ozark	6	1,905
99	Troy City	Troy	5	1,827
100	Andalusia City	Andalusia	3	1,823
101	Anniston City	Anniston	6	1,821
102	Guntersville City	Guntersville	4	1,810
103	Clay County	Ashland	5	1,729
104	Macon County	Tuskegee	6	1,692
105	Jacksonville City	Jacksonville	2	1,685
106	Haleyville City	Haleyville	4	1,597
107	Tuscumbia City	Tuscumbia	6	1,597
108	Satsuma City	Satsuma	2	1,534
109	Tallassee City	Tallassee	3	1,507
110	Talladega City	Talladega	5	1,463
111	Attalla City	Attalla	3	1,460
112	Oneonta City	Oneonta	3	1,380
113	Roanoke City	Roanoke	4	1,355
114	Fairfield City	Fairfield	6	1,348
115	Conecuh County	Evergreen	7	1,344
116	Bullock County	Union Springs	4	1,327
117	Opp City	Opp	3	1,322
118	Tarrant City	Tarrant	3	1,308
119	Orange Beach City	Orange Beach	2	1,262
120	Geneva City	Geneva	3	1,229
121	Winfield City	Winfield	3	1,204
122	Brewton City	Brewton	3	1,168
123	Daleville City	Daleville	3	1,156
124	Wilcox County	Camden	6	1,147
125	Lowndes County	Hayneville	9	1,109
126	Piedmont City	Piedmont	3	1,080
127	Sheffield City	Sheffield	4	1,029
128	Choctaw County	Butler	4	1,025
129	Thomasville City	Thomasville	3	1,013
130	Midfield City	Midfield	4	992
131	Lanett City	Lanett	3	971
132	Marengo County	Linden	3	965
133	Sumter County	Livingston	4	901
134	Greene County	Eutaw	5	841
135	MAEF Public Charter Schools	MOBILE	2	835
136	Perry County	Marion	2	815
137	i3 Academy	Birmingham	3	811
138	LEAD Academy	Montgomery	2	752
139	Coosa County	Rockford	2	751
140	University Charter School	Livingston	2	716
141	Barbour County	Clayton	2	658
142	Ivy Classical Academy	Prattville	1	619
143	Elba City	Elba	3	603
144	LIFE Academy	Montgomery	1	599
145	Legacy Prep	Birmingham	2	536
146	Empower Schools of Alabama	Bessemer	2	412
147	Linden City	Linden	3	387
148	Breakthrough Charter School	Marion	1	375
149	Al Inst Deaf And Blind	Talladega	5	359
150	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Homewood	1	345
151	Covenant Academy of Mobile	Mobile	1	327
152	Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts	Mobile	1	235
153	Alabama Aerospace and Aviation	Bessemer	1	161
154	Freedom Prep Academy	Birmingham	1	41

Data ranking

Largest school districts in Alabama

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Mobile County 92 schools	Mobile	49,946
2	Jefferson County 57 schools	Birmingham	35,444
3	Baldwin County 45 schools	Bay Minette	31,965
4	Montgomery County 50 schools	Montgomery	26,395
5	Huntsville City 45 schools	Huntsville	24,222
6	Birmingham City 49 schools	Birmingham	20,954
7	Madison County 30 schools	Huntsville	20,691
8	Shelby County 34 schools	Columbiana	20,638
9	Tuscaloosa County 38 schools	Tuscaloosa	19,278
10	Limestone County 16 schools	Athens	16,497
11	Hoover City 18 schools	Hoover	13,632
12	Madison City 13 schools	Madison	13,046
13	Elmore County 17 schools	Wetumpka	11,741
14	Tuscaloosa City 21 schools	Tuscaloosa	11,230
15	Cullman County 30 schools	Cullman	9,901
16	St Clair County 20 schools	Ashville	9,658
17	Auburn City 14 schools	Auburn	9,488
18	Lee County 14 schools	Opelika	9,026
19	Decatur City 22 schools	Decatur	8,902
20	Autauga County 15 schools	Prattville	8,888
21	DeKalb County 15 schools	Rainsville	8,769
22	Etowah County 24 schools	Gadsden	8,739
23	Eufaula City 6 schools	Eufaula	8,421
24	Dothan City 18 schools	DOTHAN	8,220
25	Calhoun County 19 schools	Anniston	7,997

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Data ranking

Highest spending per pupil in Alabama

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	Lowndes County 1,109 students	Hayneville	$23,179
2	Perry County 815 students	Marion	$21,181
3	i3 Academy 811 students	Birmingham	$19,848
4	Sumter County 901 students	Livingston	$19,216
5	Greene County 841 students	Eutaw	$19,154
6	Wilcox County 1,147 students	Camden	$18,907
7	Barbour County 658 students	Clayton	$18,210
8	Mountain Brook City 4,425 students	Mountain Brook	$17,829
9	Dallas County 2,283 students	Selma	$17,801
10	Macon County 1,692 students	Tuskegee	$17,599
11	Conecuh County 1,344 students	Evergreen	$17,062
12	Choctaw County 1,025 students	Butler	$16,901
13	Marengo County 965 students	Linden	$16,598
14	Linden City 387 students	Linden	$16,435
15	Birmingham City 20,954 students	Birmingham	$16,201
16	Talladega City 1,463 students	Talladega	$15,560
17	Fairfield City 1,348 students	Fairfield	$15,550
18	Anniston City 1,821 students	Anniston	$15,450
19	Bessemer City 3,012 students	Bessemer	$15,437
20	Coosa County 751 students	Rockford	$15,257
21	LIFE Academy 599 students	Montgomery	$15,233
22	Bullock County 1,327 students	Union Springs	$15,226
23	Colbert County 2,573 students	Tuscumbia	$15,018
24	Homewood City 4,492 students	Homewood	$14,899
25	Decatur City 8,902 students	Decatur	$14,832

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Data ranking

Alabama high schools with broad reported program access

Counts reported AP, gifted, and computer-science program areas. This does not measure course quality, participation, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Areas offered
1	Vestavia Hills High School 10–12 · 37 AP courses	Vestavia Hills City	3 of 3
2	Virgil Grissom High School 09–12 · 25 AP courses	Huntsville City	3 of 3
3	Huntsville High School 09–12 · 24 AP courses	Huntsville City	3 of 3
4	Oak Mountain High School 09–12 · 21 AP courses	Shelby County	3 of 3
5	Helena High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Shelby County	3 of 3
6	Chelsea High School 09–12 · 17 AP courses	Shelby County	3 of 3
7	Hartselle High School 09–12 · 15 AP courses	Hartselle City	3 of 3
8	Northridge High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses	Tuscaloosa City	3 of 3
9	New Century Technology High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses	Huntsville City	3 of 3
10	Pelham High School 09–12 · 13 AP courses	Pelham City	3 of 3
11	Montevallo High School 09–12 · 13 AP courses	Shelby County	3 of 3
12	Central High School 09–12 · 12 AP courses	Phenix City	3 of 3
13	Jemison High School 09–12 · 12 AP courses	Huntsville City	3 of 3
14	Jacksonville High School 07–12 · 12 AP courses	Jacksonville City	3 of 3
15	Shelby County High School 09–12 · 12 AP courses	Shelby County	3 of 3
16	Calera High 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Shelby County	3 of 3
17	Gulf Shores High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Gulf Shores City	3 of 3
18	Arab High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Arab City	3 of 3
19	Sylacauga High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses	Sylacauga City	3 of 3
20	Athens High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Athens City	3 of 3
21	Saraland High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Saraland City	3 of 3
22	Lee High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Huntsville City	3 of 3
23	Albert P Brewer High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Morgan County	3 of 3
24	Russellville High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Russellville City	3 of 3
25	Boaz High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Boaz City	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.