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Alabama: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

64 counties

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

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Wilcox CountyAL51,14718.2%
2Lowndes CountyAL71,10918.6%
3Bullock CountyAL31,32719.2%
4Dallas CountyAL194,58420.8%
5Perry CountyAL31,19021.0%
6Choctaw CountyAL41,02522.7%
7Macon CountyAL61,90723.1%
8Conecuh CountyAL71,34424.1%
9Chambers CountyAL124,17426.1%
10Hale CountyAL62,19326.2%
11Butler CountyAL62,69927.0%
12Montgomery CountyAL5831,13129.8%
13Sumter CountyAL61,68231.8%
14Russell CountyAL1610,12733.0%
15Monroe CountyAL72,96333.1%
16Pickens CountyAL62,21033.9%
17Lawrence CountyAL124,67634.1%
18Clarke CountyAL103,14334.5%
19Bibb CountyAL83,06335.0%
20Chilton CountyAL127,92135.4%
21Tuscaloosa CountyAL5430,50836.0%
22Mobile CountyAL10059,07037.1%
23Crenshaw CountyAL32,06337.3%
24Marengo CountyAL103,27037.6%
25Talladega CountyAL2610,97338.0%
26DeKalb CountyAL1712,27738.3%
27Tallapoosa CountyAL105,65839.1%
28Marshall CountyAL3419,41639.2%
29Washington CountyAL72,39039.3%
30Clay CountyAL41,72939.4%
31Escambia CountyAL145,24039.8%
32Pike CountyAL83,95140.3%
33Etowah CountyAL3715,13940.7%
34Fayette CountyAL62,26840.7%
35Jefferson CountyAL16497,40140.9%
36Randolph CountyAL103,44442.2%
37Henry CountyAL52,52442.5%
38Dale CountyAL146,43742.6%
39Houston CountyAL3015,12743.1%
40Franklin CountyAL136,17843.2%
41Cherokee CountyAL73,86043.4%
42Calhoun CountyAL3316,68644.1%
43Walker CountyAL2210,04144.4%
44Autauga CountyAL138,88844.5%
45St. Clair CountyAL2613,73745.3%
46Colbert CountyAL228,17845.6%
47Limestone CountyAL2624,25845.7%
48Jackson CountyAL217,61645.9%
49Blount CountyAL178,98046.4%
50Cleburne CountyAL72,49046.4%

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