| Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 16.68 | Mountain Brook City School District / 20,398 |
| 2. | 15.95 | Vestavia Hills City School District / 33,831 |
| 3. | 15.46 | Auburn City School District / 53,817 |
| 4. | 15.25 | Homewood City School District / 25,123 |
| 5. | 15.23 | Madison City School District / 42,925 |
| 6. | 15.16 | Hoover City School District / 81,254 |
| 7. | 14.55 | Trussville City School District / 19,178 |
| 8. | 14.50 | Fort Rucker School District / 5,254 |
| 9. | 14.07 | Huntsville City School District / 171,881 |
| 10. | 14.05 | Shelby County School District / 170,402 |
| 11. | 13.83 | Madison County School District / 123,255 |
| 12. | 13.69 | Tuscaloosa City School District / 90,051 |
| 13. | 13.65 | Troy City School District / 17,864 |
| 14. | 13.56 | Montgomery County School District / 227,324 |
| 15. | 13.55 | Baldwin County School District / 183,226 |
| 16. | 13.50 | Enterprise City School District / 26,635 |
| 17. | 13.48 | Arab City School District / 8,119 |
| 18. | 13.46 | Maxwell AFB School District / 2,052 |
| 19. | 13.46 | Muscle Shoals City School District / 13,062 |
| 20. | 13.39 | Hartselle City School District / 13,622 |
| 21. | 13.34 | Demopolis City School District / 7,439 |
| 22. | 13.33 | Athens City School District / 22,198 |
| 23. | 13.29 | Midfield City School District / 5,366 |
| 24. | 13.24 | Jasper City School District / 14,332 |
| 25. | 13.23 | Florence City School District / 39,288 |
| 26. | 13.19 | Dothan City School District / 66,355 |
| 27. | 13.19 | Daleville City School District / 11,140 |
| 28. | 13.16 | Tallassee City School District / 9,137 |
| 29. | 13.14 | Jefferson County School District / 230,130 |
| 30. | 13.14 | Jacksonville City School District / 12,304 |
| 31. | 13.14 | Fairfield City School District / 11,135 |
| 32. | 13.13 | Tuscaloosa County School District / 104,203 |
| 33. | 13.11 | Elmore County School District / 71,881 |
| 34. | 13.10 | Birmingham City School District / 213,180 |
| 35. | 13.08 | Autauga County School District / 54,590 |
| 36. | 13.08 | Cullman City School District / 14,652 |
| 37. | 13.07 | Leeds City School District / 12,160 |
| 38. | 13.03 | Opelika City School District / 26,738 |
| 39. | 12.98 | Mobile County School District / 399,066 |
| 40. | 12.98 | Brewton City School District / 5,377 |
| 41. | 12.97 | Tuscumbia City School District / 8,401 |
| 42. | 12.92 | Decatur City School District / 55,664 |
| 43. | 12.92 | Scottsboro City School District / 14,792 |
| 44. | 12.90 | Eufaula City School District / 13,086 |
| 45. | 12.88 | Anniston City School District / 23,067 |
| 46. | 12.87 | Ozark City School District / 16,947 |
| 47. | 12.86 | Etowah County School District / 60,225 |
| 48. | 12.86 | Phenix City City School District / 33,555 |
| 49. | 12.85 | Lauderdale County School District / 53,240 |
| 50. | 12.85 | Macon County School District / 21,214 |
| 51. | 12.81 | Guntersville City School District / 8,241 |
| 52. | 12.80 | Andalusia City School District / 9,028 |
| 53. | 12.74 | Lee County School District / 56,182 |
| 54. | 12.74 | Winfield City School District / 7,003 |
| 55. | 12.66 | Sheffield City School District / 9,060 |
| 56. | 12.66 | Pell City City School District / 26,874 |
| 57. | 12.66 | Oxford City School District / 22,936 |
| 58. | 12.64 | Morgan County School District / 50,112 |
| 59. | 12.64 | Sylacauga City School District / 12,778 |
| 60. | 12.61 | Coffee County School District / 18,672 |
| 61. | 12.60 | Thomasville City School District / 5,637 |
| 62. | 12.60 | Saraland City School District / 13,231 |
| 63. | 12.59 | Limestone County School District / 57,647 |
| 64. | 12.58 | Gadsden City School District / 36,888 |
| 65. | 12.58 | Linden City School District / 4,666 |
| 66. | 12.55 | Dale County School District / 14,744 |
| 67. | 12.55 | Colbert County School District / 23,928 |
| 68. | 12.53 | St. Clair County School District / 54,272 |
| 69. | 12.51 | Henry County School District / 17,275 |
| 70. | 12.45 | Bessemer City School District / 27,516 |
| 71. | 12.45 | Tallapoosa County School District / 22,276 |
| 72. | 12.43 | Boaz City School District / 9,520 |
| 73. | 12.43 | Calhoun County School District / 57,522 |
| 74. | 12.40 | Cullman County School District / 65,690 |
| 75. | 12.40 | Houston County School District / 36,728 |
| 76. | 12.38 | Selma City School District / 20,559 |
| 77. | 12.38 | Cherokee County School District / 25,917 |
| 78. | 12.36 | Tarrant City School District / 6,412 |
| 79. | 12.36 | Alexander City City School District / 17,570 |
| 80. | 12.34 | Marengo County School District / 8,804 |
| 81. | 12.30 | Elba City School District / 5,079 |
| 82. | 12.29 | Covington County School District / 22,095 |
| 83. | 12.28 | Sumter County School District / 13,669 |
| 84. | 12.27 | Russell County School District / 24,584 |
| 85. | 12.27 | Lawrence County School District / 34,148 |
| 86. | 12.23 | Geneva City School District / 6,619 |
| 87. | 12.21 | Blount County School District / 50,888 |
| 88. | 12.20 | Russellville City School District / 9,791 |
| 89. | 12.20 | Lowndes County School District / 11,304 |
| 90. | 12.18 | Butler County School District / 20,730 |
| 91. | 12.18 | Talladega County School District / 49,549 |
| 92. | 12.18 | Opp City School District / 6,680 |
| 93. | 12.18 | Clarke County School District / 20,131 |
| 94. | 12.18 | Pike County School District / 14,886 |
| 95. | 12.17 | Haleyville City School District / 8,523 |
| 96. | 12.17 | Marshall County School District / 47,316 |
| 97. | 12.16 | Crenshaw County School District / 13,971 |
| 98. | 12.15 | Chilton County School District / 43,611 |
| 99. | 12.13 | Talladega City School District / 15,753 |
| 100. | 12.13 | Greene County School District / 9,067 |
| 101. | 12.12 | Dallas County School District / 23,013 |
| 102. | 12.12 | Lamar County School District / 14,513 |
| 103. | 12.11 | Roanoke City School District / 6,075 |
| 104. | 12.11 | Washington County School District / 17,407 |
| 105. | 12.10 | Pickens County School District / 19,646 |
| 106. | 12.08 | Fayette County School District / 15,515 |
| 107. | 12.07 | Oneonta City School District / 6,578 |
| 108. | 12.07 | Chambers County School District / 27,713 |
| 109. | 12.06 | Conecuh County School District / 13,188 |
| 110. | 12.05 | Choctaw County School District / 13,838 |
| 111. | 12.04 | Escambia County School District / 32,745 |
| 112. | 12.04 | Geneva County School District / 20,150 |
| 113. | 12.02 | Cleburne County School District / 14,832 |
| 114. | 12.01 | Franklin County School District / 21,873 |
| 115. | 12.01 | Bibb County School District / 22,769 |
| 116. | 12.01 | Coosa County School District / 11,305 |
| 117. | 12.00 | Lanett City School District / 6,515 |
| 118. | 11.99 | Monroe County School District / 22,993 |
| 119. | 11.99 | Fort Payne City School District / 14,068 |
| 120. | 11.98 | Hale County School District / 15,750 |
| 121. | 11.98 | Albertville City School District / 21,079 |
| 122. | 11.96 | Clay County School District / 13,828 |
| 123. | 11.92 | Piedmont City School District / 6,192 |
| 124. | 11.92 | Randolph County School District / 16,768 |
| 125. | 11.91 | Attalla City School District / 6,060 |
| 126. | 11.91 | Winston County School District / 16,292 |
| 127. | 11.90 | Bullock County School District / 10,779 |
| 128. | 11.90 | Walker County School District / 52,684 |
| 129. | 11.90 | Perry County School District / 10,525 |
| 130. | 11.90 | Jackson County School District / 38,487 |
| 131. | 11.80 | DeKalb County School District / 56,881 |
| 132. | 11.80 | Wilcox County School District / 11,706 |
| 133. | 11.70 | Marion County School District / 24,959 |
| 134. | 11.69 | Barbour County School District / 14,383 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
