Best High Schools in Alabama

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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)
010042000211	231	Southeastern School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	18770 State Highway 75	Remlap	35133	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 681-3964	818	46	17.9	57.3%	600 (73.3%)	19 (2.3%)	194 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,321			$1,160			$7,146	38.2	38.1	210	21
010138000496	232	Gaston High School	Public	7-12	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 547-8828	362	20	18.1	74.6%	295 (81.5%)	24 (6.6%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$11,715			$2,360			$9,318	37.8	23.1	289	57
010237000934	233	Mary G Montgomery High School	Public	9-12	4275 Snow Rd	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3153	1,918	110	17.4	52.6%	1,198 (62.5%)	504 (26.3%)	144 (7.5%)	7 (0.4%)	13 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (2.7%)	$8,624			$1,002			$7,613	37.5	40.1	201	32
010201000775	234	Wilson High School	Public	7-12	7601 Highway 17	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-8470	599	41	14.7	67.3%	570 (95.2%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$8,825			$1,150			$7,668	37.2	40.6	200	34
010066001491	235	Chilton County High School	Public	9-12	1214 7th St S	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2710	834	39	21.2	71.3%	509 (61.0%)	151 (18.1%)	121 (14.5%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.0%)	$8,255			$1,191			$7,038	36.4	34	233	2
010201000772	236	Rogers High School	Public	7-12	300 Rogers Ln	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-3106	539	35	15.4	57.3%	506 (93.9%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$9,430			$1,076			$8,347	36.3	32.1	245	9
010231000866	237	Hackleburg High School	Public	7-12	185 School St	Hackleburg	35564	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(205) 935-3223	238	14	17	69.7%	210 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$11,427			$2,436			$8,972	36.1	35.1	229	8
010138000505	238	Sardis High School	Public	9-12	1420 Church St	Sardis City	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-5221	585	32	18	63.2%	481 (82.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.1%)	$9,558			$1,497			$8,025	36	39.4	205	33
010063000283	239	Spring Garden High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2430 County Road 29	Spring Garden	36275	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-7045	540	33	16.5	65.0%	511 (94.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	$11,027			$1,411			$9,557	35.7	25.3	283	44
010330001248	240	Thomasville High School	Public	9-12	777 Gates Dr	Thomasville	36784	Clarke County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 636-4451	294	18	16.3	58.2%	121 (41.2%)	164 (55.8%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,563			$1,276			$10,264	35.6	44	180	60

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.