Best public high schools in Alabama

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Dale County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 830 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#30. Ariton School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Tuscaloosa City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,116 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#29. Northridge High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Baldwin County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,196 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#28. Spanish Fort High School
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Houston County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 436 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#27. Wicksburg High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Cullman City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,021 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#26. Cullman High School
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Dekalb County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,241 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#25. Plainview School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Pelham City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,058 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#24. Pelham High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Enterprise City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 2,119 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#23. Enterprise High School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Saraland City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,090 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#22. Saraland High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Montgomery County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 522 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#21. Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Shelby County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,540 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#20. Oak Mt. High School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Huntsville City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,819 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#19. Huntsville High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Alabaster City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 2,175 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#18. Thompson High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Hartselle City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,040 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#17. Hartselle High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Marengo County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 558 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#16. Sweet Water High School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Trussville City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,603 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#15. Hewitt-Trussville High School
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Dale County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 392 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#14. George W. Long High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Baldwin County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,627 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#13. Fairhope High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Hoover City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 2,716 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#12. Hoover High School
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Auburn City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 2,091 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#11. Auburn High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Vestavia Hills City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,561 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#10. Vestavia Hills High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Hoover City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,579 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#9. Spain Park High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Huntsville City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 432 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#8. New Century Technology High School
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Madison City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,918 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#7. Bob Jones High School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Mountain Brook City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 978 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#6. Mt. Brook High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Madison City Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 2,142 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#5. James Clemens High School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Birmingham, AL
- Enrollment: 357 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#4. Alabama School of Fine Arts
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Enrollment: 337 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#3. Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Mobile, AL
- Enrollment: 258 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#2. Alabama School of Mathematics and Science
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Montgomery County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 471 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

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