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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Alabama

Across Alabama, 164 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Red Bay High School leads the list at -62.9%, against a median of -13.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
164
Alabama
Best Enrollment change
-62.9%
Median Enrollment change
-13.1%
FASTEST DECLINING · ALABAMA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Red Bay High SchoolRed Bay, ALFranklin County869322-62.9%
2Rogers High SchoolFlorence, ALLauderdale County1,213510-58.0%
3Lexington High SchoolLexington, ALLauderdale County892379-57.5%
4Central High SchoolFlorence, ALLauderdale County1,369596-56.5%
5Wicksburg High SchoolNewton, ALHouston County994461-53.6%
6Lauderdale County High SchoolRogersville, ALLauderdale County1,161542-53.3%
7Wilson High SchoolFlorence, ALLauderdale County1,238585-52.7%
8Cottonwood High SchoolCottonwood, ALHouston County752379-49.6%
9Ashford High SchoolAshford, ALHouston County767413-46.2%
10Eufaula High SchoolEufaula, ALEufaula City1,255728-42.0%
11Wilcox Central High SchoolCamden, ALWilcox County555340-38.7%
12Southern Choctaw High SchoolGilbertown, ALChoctaw County333211-36.6%
13Murphy High SchoolMobile, ALMobile County1,8231,212-33.5%
14Clarke County High SchoolGrove Hill, ALClarke County383256-33.2%
15Keith MiddleHigh SchoolOrrville, ALDallas County280188-32.9%
16Central High SchoolHayneville, ALLowndes County260175-32.7%
17Choctaw County High SchoolButler, ALChoctaw County342231-32.5%
18Fairfield High Preparatory SchoolFairfield, ALFairfield City769519-32.5%
19Austin High SchoolDecatur, ALDecatur City1,477999-32.4%
20Gaston High SchoolGadsden, ALEtowah County562380-32.4%
21Dallas County High SchoolPlantersville, ALDallas County492334-32.1%
22Greensboro High SchoolGreensboro, ALHale County402276-31.3%
23Hillcrest High SchoolEvergreen, ALConecuh County419290-30.8%
24Park Crossing High SchoolMontgomery, ALMontgomery County1,249882-29.4%
25Monroe County High SchoolMonroeville, ALMonroe County422302-28.4%
26Jackson High SchoolJackson, ALClarke County516376-27.1%
27Lafayette High SchoolLafayette, ALChambers County249182-26.9%
28Greene County High SchoolEutaw, ALGreene County340250-26.5%
29Munford High SchoolMunford, ALTalladega County522385-26.2%
30George Washington Carver High SchoolBirmingham, ALBirmingham City771570-26.1%
31Handley High SchoolRoanoke, ALRoanoke City493366-25.8%
32Curry High SchoolJasper, ALWalker County486364-25.1%
33Cherokee High SchoolCherokee, ALColbert County272206-24.3%
34Addison High SchoolAddison, ALWinston County306232-24.2%
35Elba High SchoolElba, ALElba City294224-23.8%
36Ben C Rain High SchoolMobile, ALMobile County770587-23.8%
37Etowah High SchoolAttalla, ALAttalla City593453-23.6%
38Washington County High SchoolChatom, ALWashington County514395-23.2%
39Loveless Academic Magnet Program High SchoolMontgomery, ALMontgomery County507394-22.3%
40Wellborn High SchoolAnniston, ALCalhoun County542425-21.6%
41New Century Technology High SchoolHuntsville, ALHuntsville City465366-21.3%
42Susan Moore High SchoolBlountsville, ALBlount County556440-20.9%
43Theodore High SchoolTheodore, ALMobile County1,5391,218-20.9%
44Brindlee Mountain High SchoolGuntersville, ALMarshall County626496-20.8%
45Cold Springs High SchoolBremen, ALCullman County294235-20.1%
46Vestavia Hills High SchoolVestavia Hills, ALVestavia Hills City2,0321,625-20.0%
47Bessemer City High SchoolBessemer, ALBessemer City949760-19.9%
48Abbeville High SchoolAbbeville, ALHenry County332266-19.9%
49Huffman High SchoolMagnetBirmingham, ALBirmingham City1,3631,094-19.7%
50Oakman High SchoolOakman, ALWalker County392315-19.6%
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