Alabamaâs 25 best school districts

Niche is out with its 2024 list of the best school districts in Alabama with Homewood City Schools coming in at number 1.

The ranking is based on reviews from students and parents along with data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality, public school district ratings, and more. You can see more on the methodology here.

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Here are the top 25 school districts in Alabama, according to Niche:

1. Homewood City Schools – 5 schools, 4,236 students

2. Madison City Schools – 11 schools, 12,302 students

3. Auburn City Schools – 13 schools, 9,395 students

4. Vestavia Hills City Schools – 9 schools, 7.095 students

5. Hoover City Schools – 18 schools, 13,606 students

6. Saraland City Schools – 4 schools, 3,261 students

7. Mountain Brook City Schools – 6 schools, 4,340 students

8. Alabaster City Schools – 5 schools, 6,354 students

9. Trussville City Schools – 5 schools, 4,941 students

10. Hartselle City Schools – 6 schools, 3,625 students

11. Muscle Shoals City Schools – 7 schools, 2,840 students

12. Pelham City Schools – 4 schools, 3,396 students

13. Florence City Schools – 9 schools, 4,719 students

14. Enterprise City Schools – 10 schools, 6,589 students

15. Cullman City Schools – 7 schools, 3,224 students

16. Brewton City Schools – 3 schools, 1,212 students

17. Oxford City Schools – 7 schools, 4,202 students

18. Winfield City Schools – 3 schools, 1,255 students

19. Arab City Schools – 4 schools, 2,645 students

20. Piedmont City Schools – 3 schools, 1,131 students

21. Oneonta City Schools – 3 schools, 1,425 students

22. Jasper City Schools – 5 schools, 2,599 students

23. Opelika City Schools – 9 schools, 4,977 students

24. Baldwin County Schools – 46 schools, 31,812 students

25. Athens City Schools – 8 schools, 4,788 students