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)
010063000282	131	Sand Rock High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1950 Sand Rock Avenue	Sand Rock	35983	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 557-3825	773	45	17.3	61.6%	704 (91.1%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.4%)	$10,109			$1,310			$8,738	58.4	78.2	65	66
010147001787	132	Fayette County High School	Public	9-12	202 Tiger Drive	Fayette	35555	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 932-6313	387	23	17.1	64.1%	287 (74.2%)	72 (18.6%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$10,352			$1,288			$9,061	58.2	89.9	40	92
010166001519	133	Slocomb High School	Public	9-12	Esto Hwy	Slocomb	36375	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	No	(334) 886-2008	370	21	17.9	68.9%	274 (74.1%)	35 (9.5%)	49 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.4%)	$9,511			$1,604			$7,823	58.1	48.3	165	32
010138000498	134	Glencoe High School	Public	9-12	803 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 492-2250	285	18	15.7	52.3%	264 (92.6%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$11,338			$1,412			$9,922	58.1	58.4	130	4
010339002153	135	Sipsey Valley High School	Public	9-12	15815 Romulus Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2850	511	26	19.8	57.9%	359 (70.3%)	98 (19.2%)	51 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,890			$1,116			$8,750	57.3	46.1	174	39
010183000667	136	Section High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	141 AL Highway 71	Section	35771	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 228-6718	563	30	18.8	65.4%	415 (73.7%)	7 (1.2%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$9,937			$1,388			$8,535	57.2	50.8	153	17
010303001170	137	Calera High	Public	9-12	100 Calera Eagle Drive	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6100	1,066	56	19.2	59.1%	474 (44.5%)	456 (42.8%)	107 (10.0%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	$9,178			$947			$8,212	57	43.6	184	47
010063000278	138	Cherokee County High School	Public	9-12	910 Warrior Dr	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-3625	465	25	18.7	63.4%	390 (83.9%)	31 (6.7%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$10,679			$1,372			$9,244	56.8	54.1	143	5
010117000426	139	Austin High School	Public	10-12	3004 Modaus Road	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060	1,025	67	15.2	66.5%	317 (30.9%)	351 (34.2%)	312 (30.4%)	11 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.7%)	$12,464			$964			$11,500	56.5	61.2	121	18
010339001291	140	Tuscaloosa County High School	Public	9-12	12500 Wildcat Dr	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2670	1,545	90	17.1	55.4%	825 (53.4%)	437 (28.3%)	250 (16.2%)	17 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	$8,263			$719			$7,482	56.4	64	113	27

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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.