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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Alabama

Across Alabama, 65 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Robert C Hatch High School leads the list at 87.6%, against a median of 57.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Alabama

Top % FRL

87.6%

Median % FRL

57.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Robert C Hatch High School	Uniontown, AL	Perry County	Combined	402	87.6%
2	Marengo High School	Dixons Mills, AL	Marengo County	Combined	223	86.5%
3	The Pathway	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Combined	396	84.1%
4	Amelia L Johnson High School	Thomaston, AL	Marengo County	Combined	142	83.8%
5	Francis Marion School	Marion, AL	Perry County	Combined	413	82.3%
6	Georgiana School	Georgiana, AL	Butler County	Combined	377	82.0%
7	Augusta Evans School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Combined	198	81.3%
8	J F Shields High School	Beatrice, AL	Monroe County	Combined	179	81.0%
9	Autaugaville School	Autaugaville, AL	Autauga County	Combined	255	78.8%
10	Notasulga High School	Notasulga, AL	Macon County	Combined	258	78.3%
11	LEAD Academy Building B	Montgomery, AL	LEAD Academy	Combined	394	78.2%
12	Collinsville High School	Collinsville, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	906	74.7%
13	Valley Head High School	Valley Head, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	517	70.0%
14	Breakthrough Charter School	Marion, AL	Breakthrough Charter School	Combined	375	69.6%
15	Cullman Child Development Center	Cullman, AL	Cullman County	Combined	170	69.4%
16	Luverne High School	Luverne, AL	Crenshaw County	Combined	745	68.3%
17	Ragland High School	Ragland, AL	St Clair County	Combined	411	67.6%
18	Verbena High School	Verbena, AL	Chilton County	Combined	589	66.6%
19	Brilliant School	Brilliant, AL	Marion County	Combined	258	65.1%
20	Highland Home School	Highland Home, AL	Crenshaw County	Combined	746	64.6%
21	Brantley High School	Brantley, AL	Crenshaw County	Combined	572	64.3%
22	Red Level School	Red Level, AL	Covington County	Combined	535	63.7%
23	Gaylesville High School	Gaylesville, AL	Cherokee County	Combined	341	61.9%
24	Vina High School	Vina, AL	Franklin County	Combined	257	61.9%
25	Geraldine School	Geraldine, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	1,211	61.6%
26	Wadley High School	Wadley, AL	Randolph County	Combined	372	59.7%
27	Excel High School	Excel, AL	Monroe County	Combined	1,010	59.6%
28	Woodville High School	Woodville, AL	Jackson County	Combined	504	59.5%
29	Sylvania School	Sylvania, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	915	58.5%
30	Section High School	Section, AL	Jackson County	Combined	503	58.4%
31	Sweet Water High School	Sweet Water, AL	Marengo County	Combined	600	58.3%
32	Lamar County HighIntermediate	Vernon, AL	Lamar County	Combined	544	57.7%
33	Billingsley High School	Billingsley, AL	Autauga County	Combined	586	57.7%
34	Belgreen High School	Russellville, AL	Franklin County	Combined	588	57.0%
35	Cedar Bluff High School	Cedar Bluff, AL	Cherokee County	Combined	623	56.0%
36	McKenzie High School	McKenzie, AL	Butler County	Combined	487	55.4%
37	Pleasant Home School	Andalusia, AL	Covington County	Combined	508	55.1%
38	Fruitdale High School	Fruitdale, AL	Washington County	Combined	301	54.5%
39	Sulligent School	Sulligent, AL	Lamar County	Combined	684	54.1%
40	J U Blacksher School	Uriah, AL	Monroe County	Combined	747	53.8%
41	Leroy High School	Leroy, AL	Washington County	Combined	463	53.3%
42	Plainview School	Rainsville, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	1,167	53.0%
43	Appalachian School	Oneonta, AL	Blount County	Combined	699	52.9%
44	Zion Chapel High School	Jack, AL	Coffee County	Combined	887	52.9%
45	Waterloo High School	Waterloo, AL	Lauderdale County	Combined	337	51.9%
46	Hubbertville School	Fayette, AL	Fayette County	Combined	450	51.8%
47	Southeastern School	Remlap, AL	Blount County	Combined	822	50.7%
48	Ider School	Ider, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	586	50.7%
49	Pisgah High School	Pisgah, AL	Jackson County	Combined	598	50.7%
50	East Franklin Junior High School	Phil Campbell, AL	Franklin County	Combined	212	50.5%

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