Total enrollment
31,965
+3,299 (+12%) vs SY 2020-21
46 schools in Baldwin County
Alabama · 31,965 students · 13 cities
Parents inside Baldwin County pick from 46 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 31,965 students (an average school size of 695).
4-year change in Baldwin County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
42
+2 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Baldwin County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #28 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 31,965 | #3 of 143 | #204 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 42 | #6 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #28 of 143 | #6,220 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.9% | #126 of 143 | #5,287 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #54 of 127 | #2,512 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Baldwin County
State test results across the district's 40 scored schools run from Rockwell Elementary School at 77.9% proficient to Foley High School at 27.3%, a gap of 50.6 points. That is the 19th widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 38 district schools that reported both years went from 28,963 to 29,472 students (up 2%) and from 1,593 to 1,869 full-time teachers (up 17%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Baldwin County
As a mid-sized district in Alabama, Baldwin County instructs 31,965 students across 46 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Baldwin County comprises 26 elementary, 8 middle, 11 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Baldwin County is about 695, noticeably above the Alabama average of roughly 544.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 12%: 28,666 students in SY 2020-21 versus 31,965 in SY 2024-25. Baldwin County now counts 42 public schools, up from 40 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Baldwin County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.