Total enrollment
26,395
-1,004 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
52 schools in Montgomery County
Alabama · 26,958 students · 3 cities
Montgomery County in Alabama operates 52 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 26,958 students (around 518 per school).
4-year change in Montgomery County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
49
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Montgomery County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #108 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 26,958 | #4 of 143 | #261 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 51 | #3 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #98 of 143 | #7,563 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 71.2% | #31 of 143 | #1,848 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #90 of 127 | #4,000 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 Montgomery County
State test results across the district's 45 scored schools run from Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School at 95.1% proficient to Percy Julian High School at 6.7%, a gap of 88.4 points. That is the widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 48 district schools that reported both years went from 27,315 to 26,217 students (down 4%) and from 1,559 to 1,481 full-time teachers (down 5%), 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 Montgomery County
Montgomery County maintains 52 public schools across Alabama, collectively serveing roughly 26,958 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Montgomery County consists of 31 elementary, 9 middle, 10 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 4%: 27,399 students in SY 2020-21 versus 26,395 in SY 2024-25. Montgomery County now counts 49 public schools, down from 50 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Montgomery County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.