Alabama school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 140 regular districts, 139 report 2024–25 enrollment and 138 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 139 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	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

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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.

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	Sumter County 901 students	Livingston	$19,216
4	Greene County 841 students	Eutaw	$19,154
5	Wilcox County 1,147 students	Camden	$18,907
6	Barbour County 658 students	Clayton	$18,210
7	Mountain Brook City 4,425 students	Mountain Brook	$17,829
8	Dallas County 2,283 students	Selma	$17,801
9	Macon County 1,692 students	Tuskegee	$17,599
10	Conecuh County 1,344 students	Evergreen	$17,062
11	Choctaw County 1,025 students	Butler	$16,901
12	Marengo County 965 students	Linden	$16,598
13	Linden City 387 students	Linden	$16,435
14	Birmingham City 20,954 students	Birmingham	$16,201
15	Talladega City 1,463 students	Talladega	$15,560
16	Fairfield City 1,348 students	Fairfield	$15,550
17	Anniston City 1,821 students	Anniston	$15,450
18	Bessemer City 3,012 students	Bessemer	$15,437
19	Coosa County 751 students	Rockford	$15,257
20	Bullock County 1,327 students	Union Springs	$15,226
21	Colbert County 2,573 students	Tuscumbia	$15,018
22	Homewood City 4,492 students	Homewood	$14,899
23	Decatur City 8,902 students	Decatur	$14,832
24	Vestavia Hills City 6,934 students	Vestavia Hills	$14,810
25	Winston County 2,309 students	Double Springs	$14,792

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

Alabama high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
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.