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All Alabama School Districts
121 districts, sorted by rating
| District | City | Rating | Zip Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Brook City School District | Mountain Brook | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 2 |
| Vestavia Hills City School District | Vestavia Hills | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 1 |
| Madison City Schools | Madison | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Trussville City School District | Trussville | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 1 |
| Homewood City School District | Homewood | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 1 |
| Auburn City School District | Auburn University | 10/10 Excellent · 92th pct | 1 |
| Auburn City Schools | Auburn | 10/10 Excellent · 92th pct | 1 |
| Hoover City School District | Hoover | 10/10 Excellent · 91th pct | 2 |
| Brewton City School District | Brewton | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 1 |
| Enterprise City School District | Enterprise | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 1 |
| Madison County School District | Madison | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 13 |
| Saraland City School District | Saraland | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 1 |
| Baldwin County School District | Bay Minette | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 20 |
| Shelby County School District | Shelby | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 13 |
| Dale County School District | Ariton | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 4 |
| Winfield City School District | Winfield | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 1 |
| Alabaster City School District | Alabaster | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 1 |
| Autauga County School District | Autauga | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 8 |
| Houston County School District | Ashford | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 7 |
| Lauderdale County School District | Lauderdale | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 7 |
| Satsuma City School District | Satsuma | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 1 |
| St. Clair County School District | St. Clair | 9/10 Excellent · 82th pct | 7 |
| Florence City School District | Florence | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 2 |
| Elmore County School District | Elmore | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 8 |
| Geneva City School District | Geneva | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 1 |
| Pelham City School District | Pelham | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 1 |
| Cullman County School District | Cullman | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 12 |
| Etowah County School District | Etowah | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 11 |
| Covington County School District | Covington | 8/10 Good · 71th pct | 8 |
| Cleburne County School District | Fruithurst | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 4 |
| Lee County School District | Opelika | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 6 |
| Marion County School District | Marion | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 6 |
| Coffee County School District | Jack | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 3 |
| Jackson County School District | Jackson | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 16 |
| Opelika City School District | Opelika | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 1 |
| Pell City City School District | Pell | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 5 |
| Calhoun County School District | Anniston | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 7 |
| Morgan County School District | Morgan | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 7 |
| Winston County School District | Winston | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 7 |
| Lamar County School District | Lamar | 7/10 Good · 62th pct | 5 |
| Blount County School District | Blount | 7/10 Good · 61th pct | 8 |
| Phenix City City School District | Phenix City | 7/10 Good · 61th pct | 1 |
| Decatur City School District | Decatur | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 1 |
| Huntsville City School District | Huntsville | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 8 |
| Huntsville City Schools | Huntsville | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 1 |
| Opp City School District | Opp | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 1 |
| Russell County School District | Cottonton | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 7 |
| Tuscaloosa City School District | Tuscaloosa | 6/10 Average · 55th pct | 2 |
| Tuscaloosa County School District | Tuscaloosa | 6/10 Average · 55th pct | 17 |
| Cherokee County School District | Cherokee | 6/10 Average · 53th pct | 4 |
| Escambia County School District | Flomaton | 6/10 Average · 53th pct | 4 |
| Fayette County School District | Fayette | 6/10 Average · 53th pct | 6 |
| Limestone County School District | Limestone | 6/10 Average | 9 |
| Tallassee City School District | Tallassee | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 1 |
| Troy City School District | Troy | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 2 |
| Walker County School District | Walker | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 13 |
| Dothan City School District | Dothan | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 3 |
| Pike County School District | Pike | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 5 |
| Mobile County Public Schools | Mobile | 5/10 Average · 44th pct | 1 |
| Mobile County School District | Axis | 5/10 Average · 44th pct | 35 |
| Alexander City City School District | Alexander | 5/10 Average · 42th pct | 1 |
| Lawrence County School District | Lawrence | 5/10 Average · 42th pct | 7 |
| Leeds City School District | Leeds | 5/10 Average | 1 |
| Chilton County School District | Chilton | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 8 |
| Clay County School District | Clay | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 6 |
| Talladega County School District | Talladega | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 10 |
| Crenshaw County School District | Crenshaw | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 6 |
| Henry County School District | Abbeville | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 6 |
| Washington County School District | Chatom | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 13 |
| Elba City School District | Elba | 4/10 Below Average · 33th pct | 1 |
| Sheffield City School District | Sheffield | 4/10 Below Average · 33th pct | 1 |
| Clarke County School District | Dickinson | 4/10 Below Average · 32th pct | 10 |
| Marshall County School District | Marshall | 4/10 Below Average · 32th pct | 9 |
| Tallapoosa County School District | Daviston | 4/10 Below Average · 32th pct | 4 |
| Franklin County School District | Franklin | 4/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 7 |
| Chambers County School District | Cusseta | 3/10 Below Average · 27th pct | 6 |
| DeKalb County School District | DeKalb | 3/10 Below Average · 27th pct | 15 |
| Randolph County School District | Graham | 3/10 Below Average · 27th pct | 5 |
| Bibb County School District | Bibb | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 7 |
| Jefferson County School District | Jefferson | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 26 |
| Hale County School District | Hale | 3/10 Below Average · 23th pct | 4 |
| Monroe County School District | Beatrice | 3/10 Below Average · 21th pct | 9 |
| Pickens County School District | Pickens | 3/10 Below Average · 21th pct | 5 |
| Colbert County School District | Colbert | 3/10 Below Average | 4 |
| Coosa County School District | Coosa | 2/10 Poor · 20th pct | 6 |
| Daleville City School District | Daleville | 2/10 Poor · 20th pct | 1 |
| Montgomery County Public Schools | Montgomery | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 1 |
| Montgomery County School District | Montgomery | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 19 |
| Butler County School District | Butler | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 4 |
| Conecuh County School District | Evergreen | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 5 |
| Dallas County School District | Selma | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 7 |
| Anniston City School District | Anniston | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 2 |
| Birmingham City School District | Birmingham | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 15 |
| Birmingham City Schools | Birmingham | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 1 |
| Choctaw County School District | Butler | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 10 |
| Macon County School District | Macon | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 6 |
| Perry County School District | Marion | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 3 |
| Bessemer City School District | Bessemer | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| Lowndes County School District | Lowndes | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 6 |
| Sumter County School District | Sumter | 1/10 Poor · 9th pct | 8 |
| Chickasaw City School District | Mobile | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 1 |
| Fairfield City School District | Fairfield | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 1 |
| Linden City School District | Linden | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 2 |
| Midfield City School District | Midfield | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 1 |
| Greene County School District | Greene | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 5 |
| Bullock County School District | Bullock | 1/10 Poor · 3th pct | 3 |
| Barbour County School District | Barbour | 1/10 Poor · 2th pct | 4 |
| Wilcox County School District | Coy | 1/10 Poor · 2th pct | 11 |
| Andalusia City School District | Andalusia | Not rated | 1 |
| Fort Rucker School District | Fort Rucker | Not rated | 1 |
| Geneva County School District | Bellwood | Not rated | 7 |
| Gulf Shores City School District | Gulf Shores | Not rated | 2 |
| Hoover City Schools | Hoover | Not rated | 1 |
| Marengo County School District | Demopolis | Not rated | 8 |
| Maxwell AFB School District | Montgomery | Not rated | 2 |
| Orange Beach City School District | Orange Beach | Not rated | 1 |
| Ozark City School District | Ozark | Not rated | 1 |
| Piedmont City School District | Piedmont | Not rated | 1 |
| Scottsboro City School District | Scottsboro | Not rated | 1 |
| Shelby County Schools | Birmingham | Not rated | 1 |
| Vestavia Hills City Schools | Birmingham | Not rated | 1 |
School Districts in Alabama
Alabama is home to 121 public school districts serving approximately 861,911 students across 656+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 5/10, based on state reading and math assessment proficiency (NCES EDFacts, 2017–18 — the most recent district-level federal collection we have processed), ranked against other districts in the same state. Directory data (enrollment, schools, contacts) is NCES CCD 2024–25.
Top-rated districts in Alabama include Mountain Brook City School District, Vestavia Hills City School District, Madison City Schools, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment, and spending data.
Finding Your District in Alabama
School district boundaries in Alabama are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.
Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers
In Alabama, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Alabama? ▼
Alabama has 121 public school districts covering 656+ zip codes and serving an estimated 861,911 students. The statewide average district rating is 5/10 based on state assessment data.
How do I find my school district in Alabama? ▼
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Alabama school district, including ratings, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in Alabama? ▼
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are top-tier based on state reading and math proficiency. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼
Yes — on any district page, enter a full street address in the search box and it will resolve to the correct zip code automatically.