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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · ALABAMA

Alabama schools in decline

Alabama public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-73%
Williams Avenue Elementary School
Range
-73% to -37%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 AL PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Williams Avenue Elementary SchoolFORT PAYNEFort Payne City493131-73.4%
Chapman Elementary SchoolHUNTSVILLEHuntsville City556167-70.0%
Clark Elementary SchoolSELMASelma City351113-67.8%
Oakman Middle SchoolOAKMANWalker County709249-64.9%
Red Bay High SchoolRED BAYFranklin County869322-62.9%
Moorer Middle SchoolEUFAULAEufaula City1,209495-59.1%
Livingston Junior High SchoolLIVINGSTONSumter County527216-59.0%
Rogers High SchoolFLORENCELauderdale County1,213510-58.0%
Lexington High SchoolLEXINGTONLauderdale County892379-57.5%
Central High SchoolFLORENCELauderdale County1,369596-56.5%
Eufaula Elementary SchoolEUFAULAEufaula City1,081471-56.4%
Mountain Gap Middle SchoolHUNTSVILLEHuntsville City800366-54.3%
Wicksburg High SchoolNEWTONHouston County994461-53.6%
Lauderdale County High SchoolROGERSVILLELauderdale County1,161542-53.3%
Escambia County Middle SchoolATMOREEscambia County589278-52.8%
Wilson High SchoolFLORENCELauderdale County1,238585-52.7%
Calloway Smith Middle SchoolMOBILEMobile County656315-52.0%
Cottonwood High SchoolCOTTONWOODHouston County752379-49.6%
Barbour County Primary SchoolCLAYTONBarbour County264134-49.2%
Lyeffion Junior High SchoolEVERGREENConecuh County16585-48.5%
Whitesburg Middle SchoolHUNTSVILLEHuntsville City1,022535-47.7%
Morris Elementary SchoolHUNTSVILLEHuntsville City1,014532-47.5%
Chickasaw City Elementary SchoolCHICKASAWChickasaw City624331-47.0%
Chickasaw Middle SchoolCHICKASAWChickasaw City269143-46.8%
Rehobeth Elementary SchoolREHOBETHHouston County1,106590-46.7%
Ashford High SchoolASHFORDHouston County767413-46.2%
McAdory Elementary SchoolMCCALLAJefferson County1,134617-45.6%
Bruce K Craig Elementary SchoolSELMADallas County275151-45.1%
Hueytown Intermediate SchoolHUEYTOWNJefferson County936527-43.7%
EPIC Alternative Elementary SchoolBIRMINGHAMBirmingham City410232-43.4%
Swift Elementary SchoolBON SECOURBaldwin County273155-43.2%
WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnetBIRMINGHAMBirmingham City324184-43.2%
Academy For Science Foreign LanguageHUNTSVILLEHuntsville City531303-42.9%
Reform Elementary SchoolREFORMPickens County302174-42.4%
Phillips Preparatory Middle SchoolMOBILEMobile County783453-42.1%
Eufaula Primary SchoolEUFAULAEufaula City1,074623-42.0%
Eufaula High SchoolEUFAULAEufaula City1,255728-42.0%
Avondale Elementary SchoolBIRMINGHAMBirmingham City583339-41.9%
CollinsRiverside Middle SchoolNORTHPORTTuscaloosa County545318-41.7%
Francis Marion SchoolMARIONPerry County707413-41.6%
George Hall Elementary SchoolMOBILEMobile County411244-40.6%
Camden School Of Arts TechnologyCAMDENWilcox County248148-40.3%
Academy For Academics Arts Elementary SchoolHUNTSVILLEHuntsville City662400-39.6%
Wilcox Central High SchoolCAMDENWilcox County555340-38.7%
Just 4 Development LaboratoryMOBILEMobile County301185-38.5%
Flat Rock SchoolFLAT ROCKJackson County13080-38.5%
Clanton Middle SchoolCLANTONChilton County649401-38.2%
York West End Junior High SchoolLIVINGSTONSumter County256159-37.9%
Robert C Hatch High SchoolUNIONTOWNPerry County644402-37.6%
Southside Primary SchoolSELMADallas County233147-36.9%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-al.csv

How this list was built

Every Alabama public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Alabama schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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