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Best Schools Counties in Alabama

Graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment Compare rankings across all 67 counties.

Average Schools Score
40/100
Top County
Lauderdale County
Counties Ranked
67

Top 10

#1
Lauderdale County
AL
62/100
#2
Cleburne County
AL
59/100
#3
Shelby County
AL
59/100
#4
Pickens County
AL
58/100
#5
Franklin County
AL
58/100
#6
Geneva County
AL
57/100
#7
Cullman County
AL
57/100
#8
Washington County
AL
57/100
#9
Colbert County
AL
56/100
#10
DeKalb County
AL
55/100

All Alabama Counties Ranked

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Lauderdale County, AL
61.5
53.8
2Cleburne County, AL
59.2
57.6
3Shelby County, AL
58.5
58.5
4Pickens County, AL
57.8
66.6
5Franklin County, AL
57.6
55.5
6Geneva County, AL
57
61.9
7Cullman County, AL
56.6
49.7
8Washington County, AL
56.6
65.4
9Colbert County, AL
55.6
51.9
10DeKalb County, AL
54.5
62
11Henry County, AL
54.3
55.9
12Covington County, AL
54.1
55.7
13Macon County, AL
53.5
55.9
14Etowah County, AL
53.2
47.7
15Madison County, AL
52.9
61.9
16Morgan County, AL
52.6
62.9
17Dale County, AL
52.5
45.9
18Lowndes County, AL
51.7
55.6
19Marion County, AL
49.4
58.2
20Coffee County, AL
48.3
44
21Blount County, AL
48.1
52.9
22Pike County, AL
47.5
47.3
23Randolph County, AL
46
56.9
24Perry County, AL
45.3
67.4
25Jackson County, AL
45.1
61.9
26Lawrence County, AL
45.1
59
27Lee County, AL
45.1
42.1
28Sumter County, AL
44.2
59.1
29Talladega County, AL
44.2
46.9
30Houston County, AL
43.9
53.7
31Dallas County, AL
43.7
49.1
32Tallapoosa County, AL
42.5
50.7
33Jefferson County, AL
42.3
34.7
34Calhoun County, AL
40.5
44.2
35Fayette County, AL
40.3
54.2
36Hale County, AL
39.4
66.4
37Monroe County, AL
39.3
52.2
38Russell County, AL
39.3
55
39Cherokee County, AL
39
49.9
40Clarke County, AL
38.8
48.1
41Baldwin County, AL
37.6
48.6
42Lamar County, AL
37.5
66.3
43Choctaw County, AL
35.1
54.7
44Winston County, AL
34.9
60.4
45Marshall County, AL
33.3
54.8
46Marengo County, AL
33.1
48.3
47Walker County, AL
33.1
47
48St. Clair County, AL
33
49.4
49Greene County, AL
31.4
56.6
50Escambia County, AL
31.3
46.3
51Chambers County, AL
30.8
44.7
52Crenshaw County, AL
30.4
55.9
53Conecuh County, AL
29.5
58.7
54Elmore County, AL
28.7
52.1
55Mobile County, AL
28.3
33
56Tuscaloosa County, AL
25.9
39.7
57Chilton County, AL
24.5
45.9
58Clay County, AL
22.8
60.4
59Limestone County, AL
22.6
42.9
60Wilcox County, AL
21
58.3
61Autauga County, AL
20.9
41.9
62Butler County, AL
18.3
45
63Bibb County, AL
17.3
49.2
64Bullock County, AL
17.3
52.6
65Coosa County, AL
16.4
55.8
66Montgomery County, AL
14.2
48.6
67Barbour County, AL
12.9
46

Data Source

Schools data from SchoolsByCounty. See full details at SchoolsByCounty. Data updated February 2026.