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)
010279001112	221	Pike County High School	Public	7-12	552 S Main Street	Brundidge	36010	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 735-2389	493	27	18.2	83.6%	127 (25.8%)	300 (60.9%)	49 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$11,893			$1,788			$9,768	39.8	22.1	292	71
010333001602	222	Charles Henderson High School	Public	9-12	150 George Wallace Dr	Troy	36081	Pike County	Troy City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-3510	515	30	17.1	55.9%	158 (30.7%)	313 (60.8%)	20 (3.9%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$9,746			$1,754			$7,954	39.8	57.8	132	90
010159000541	223	Belgreen High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14220 Highway 187	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-1376	546	36	15.1	60.6%	393 (72.0%)	16 (2.9%)	124 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$10,237			$1,795			$8,439	39.5	15.6	327	104
010000600872	224	Asbury High School	Public	6-12	1990 Asbury Rd	Albertville	35951	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-4068	664	34	19.3	83.6%	324 (48.8%)	11 (1.7%)	318 (47.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,169			$2,532			$8,624	38.9	43.9	181	43
010282001125	225	Woodland High School	Public	7-12	24574 Highway 48	Woodland	36280	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 449-2315	279	15	18.3	57.7%	228 (81.7%)	17 (6.1%)	21 (7.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$13,308			$2,316			$10,934	38.9	32	246	21
010135000492	226	W S Neal High School	Public	9-12	801 Andrew Jackson Street	East Brewton	36426	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 867-4225	358	19	18.8	69.6%	214 (59.8%)	116 (32.4%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$11,415			$1,530			$9,858	38.8	57.3	133	93
010248001044	227	Falkville High School	Public	6-12	43 Clark Dr	Falkville	35622	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 784-5248	411	23	18.2	63.5%	385 (93.7%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$11,318			$1,553			$9,749	38.6	38	212	15
010225000856	228	Marengo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	212 Panther Drive	Dixons Mills	36736	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 992-2395	248	18	13.7	89.5%	1 (0.4%)	246 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,444			$2,979			$10,432	38.5	28.5	264	36
010318001210	229	BB Comer Memorial High School	Public	7-12	801 Seminole Ave	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5400	390	21	18.8	79.7%	260 (66.7%)	102 (26.2%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$12,170			$2,684			$9,456	38.4	27.8	267	38
010192000732	230	Oak Grove High School	Public	6-12	9494 Oak Grove Pkwy	Bessemer	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5000	744	43	17.3	53.4%	704 (94.6%)	16 (2.2%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$9,230			$816			$8,394	38.4	48.8	164	66

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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.