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Alabama: the counties with the highest-performing public schools

64 counties

Alabama public school districts ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Lamar CountyAL42,12956.2%
2Marion CountyAL134,50655.2%
3Shelby CountyAL4335,12054.0%
4Baldwin CountyAL4735,97553.9%
5Coffee CountyAL1610,16853.6%
6Covington CountyAL146,17350.8%
7Geneva CountyAL124,04350.8%
8Madison CountyAL8455,80049.9%
9Elmore CountyAL2013,86749.3%
10Winston CountyAL123,90648.9%
11Lee CountyAL3824,81248.8%
12Lauderdale CountyAL2212,52648.7%
13Cullman CountyAL3013,14447.2%
14Morgan CountyAL4120,20446.5%
15Blount CountyAL178,98046.4%
16Cleburne CountyAL72,49046.4%
17Jackson CountyAL217,61645.9%
18Limestone CountyAL2624,25845.7%
19Colbert CountyAL228,17845.6%
20St. Clair CountyAL2613,73745.3%
21Autauga CountyAL138,88844.5%
22Walker CountyAL2210,04144.4%
23Calhoun CountyAL3316,68644.1%
24Cherokee CountyAL73,86043.4%
25Franklin CountyAL136,17843.2%
26Houston CountyAL3015,12743.1%
27Dale CountyAL146,43742.6%
28Henry CountyAL52,52442.5%
29Randolph CountyAL103,44442.2%
30Jefferson CountyAL16497,40140.9%
31Etowah CountyAL3715,13940.7%
32Fayette CountyAL62,26840.7%
33Pike CountyAL83,95140.3%
34Escambia CountyAL145,24039.8%
35Clay CountyAL41,72939.4%
36Washington CountyAL72,39039.3%
37Marshall CountyAL3419,41639.2%
38Tallapoosa CountyAL105,65839.1%
39DeKalb CountyAL1712,27738.3%
40Talladega CountyAL2610,97338.0%
41Marengo CountyAL103,27037.6%
42Crenshaw CountyAL32,06337.3%
43Mobile CountyAL10059,07037.1%
44Tuscaloosa CountyAL5430,50836.0%
45Chilton CountyAL127,92135.4%
46Bibb CountyAL83,06335.0%
47Clarke CountyAL103,14334.5%
48Lawrence CountyAL124,67634.1%
49Pickens CountyAL62,21033.9%
50Monroe CountyAL72,96333.1%

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