Alabama: the highest-poverty school districts

143 districts

Alabama public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#	District	State	Schools	Students	Students on FRL	% FRL
1	Greene County	AL	3	841	733	87.2%
2	Fairfield City	AL	4	1,348	1,163	86.3%
3	Selma City	AL	8	2,301	1,983	86.2%
4	Bullock County	AL	3	1,327	1,134	85.5%
5	Lowndes County	AL	7	1,109	941	84.9%
6	Perry County	AL	2	815	692	84.9%
7	Wilcox County	AL	5	1,147	974	84.9%
8	Dallas County	AL	11	2,283	1,908	83.6%
9	MAEF Public Charter Schools	AL	2	835	696	83.4%
10	Sumter County	AL	4	966	751	83.4%
11	Barbour County	AL	3	658	547	83.1%
12	Midfield City	AL	3	992	822	82.9%
13	Macon County	AL	6	1,907	1,566	82.1%
14	Legacy Prep	AL	2	536	430	80.2%
15	Bessemer City	AL	7	3,012	2,385	79.2%
16	Talladega City	AL	5	1,676	1,322	78.9%
17	LEAD Academy	AL	2	752	586	77.9%
18	Tarrant City	AL	3	1,308	1,019	77.9%
19	Birmingham City	AL	43	20,954	16,106	76.9%
20	Anniston City	AL	5	1,821	1,385	76.1%
21	Choctaw County	AL	4	1,025	770	75.1%
22	Conecuh County	AL	7	1,344	1,006	74.9%
23	Chickasaw City	AL	5	2,679	2,001	74.7%
24	i3 Academy	AL	2	811	597	73.6%
25	Clarke County	AL	7	2,130	1,564	73.4%
26	Daleville City	AL	3	1,156	841	72.8%
27	Butler County	AL	6	2,699	1,958	72.5%
28	Gadsden City	AL	12	4,940	3,567	72.2%
29	Sheffield City	AL	4	1,029	742	72.1%
30	Coosa County	AL	2	751	540	71.9%
31	Montgomery County	AL	51	26,958	19,026	71.2%
32	Opelika City	AL	9	5,377	3,803	70.7%
33	Pike County	AL	5	2,124	1,501	70.7%
34	Pickens County	AL	6	2,210	1,556	70.4%
35	Eufaula City	AL	5	8,421	5,916	70.3%
36	Dothan City	AL	16	8,220	5,640	70.2%
37	Ozark City	AL	4	1,905	1,337	70.2%
38	Elba City	AL	2	603	420	69.7%
39	Attalla City	AL	3	1,460	1,004	68.8%
40	Marengo County	AL	3	965	662	68.6%
41	Mobile County	AL	85	49,946	33,751	67.8%
42	Hale County	AL	6	2,193	1,483	67.6%
43	Monroe County	AL	7	2,963	1,978	66.8%
44	Escambia County	AL	11	4,072	2,712	66.6%
45	Boaz City	AL	5	2,607	1,728	66.3%
46	Crenshaw County	AL	3	2,063	1,359	65.9%
47	Troy City	AL	3	1,827	1,199	65.6%
48	DeKalb County	AL	12	8,769	5,741	65.5%
49	Alexander City	AL	5	2,836	1,838	64.8%
50	Lanett City	AL	3	971	629	64.8%

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