Best High Schools in Alabama

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Summative Assessment test scores by the Alabama State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 9, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 378)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
010084000333	251	Cherokee High School	Public	7-12	850 High School Dr	Cherokee	35616	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 359-4434	210	20	10.5	48.6%	172 (81.9%)	23 (11.0%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$13,870			$1,445			$12,425	33.5	26.2	276	25
010225000857	252	Sweet Water High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 Main Street	Sweet Water	36782	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 994-4263	568	39	14.5	58.6%	359 (63.2%)	190 (33.5%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,240			$1,568			$8,600	33.3	88.6	42	210
010114000425	253	Valley Head High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	235 1st Ave	Valley Head	35989	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 635-6228	492	35	14	67.1%	327 (66.5%)	3 (0.6%)	119 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,941			$2,111			$8,814	32.8	55.5	140	113
010345001311	254	Dora High School	Public	9-12	330 Glenn C Gant Cir	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 648-6863	462	25	18.4	70.3%	387 (83.8%)	55 (11.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,590			$792			$8,795	32.5	24.2	286	32
010201000765	255	Central High School	Public	7-12	3000 County Road 200	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-2903	603	39	15.4	62.4%	543 (90.0%)	23 (3.8%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$9,997			$1,140			$8,851	32.4	43.1	189	66
010066000261	256	Isabella High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11338 County Road 15	Maplesville	36750	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2770	769	41	18.6	70.6%	641 (83.4%)	30 (3.9%)	85 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$8,326			$1,312			$6,988	32	22.1	293	37
010273001098	257	Aliceville High School	Public	7-12	417 3rd St Se	Aliceville	35442	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 373-6378	331	13	25.7	90.0%	3 (0.9%)	323 (97.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,223			$2,591			$11,588	31.8	10.5	353	96
010096000368	258	Luverne High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	194 First Ave	Luverne	36049	Crenshaw County	Crenshaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 335-3331	776	51	15.3	66.0%	360 (46.4%)	328 (42.3%)	28 (3.6%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	$8,903			$1,473			$7,325	31.5	50.5	154	104
010288001802	259	Russell County High School	Public	9-12	57 Warrior Way	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5701	1,042	61	17	75.7%	397 (38.1%)	479 (46.0%)	78 (7.5%)	9 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	67 (6.4%)	$10,679			$1,378			$9,293	31.3	40.9	199	60
010318001213	260	Childersburg High School	Public	9-12	1325 Fay S Perry Dr	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5477	348	20	17.1	81.9%	126 (36.2%)	202 (58.0%)	15 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,390			$2,116			$9,243	31.1	25.5	280	20

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment Science, Summative Assessment English test scores released by the Alabama State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alabama State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alabama State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.