District directory · Alabama · 2026–27

School districts in Alabama by county

Alabama has 140 regular public school districts across 67 counties, enrolling 744,296 students in 2024–25. Alabama children must turn 5 by September 1 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the Alabama kindergarten cutoff.

The largest is Mobile County in Mobile County (49,946 students). Jefferson County has the most districts, 12. In 26 of the 67 counties, only one district has its office. One has a full county directory page, linked below; every other district is listed by name in the table.

Alabama counties and their districts

School districts in Alabama by county, 2026–27
CountyDistrictsEnrollment (2024–25)School districts
Autauga County18,888Autauga County
Baldwin County335,975Baldwin County, Gulf Shores City, Orange Beach City
Barbour County29,079Eufaula City, Barbour County
Bibb County13,063Bibb County
Blount County28,980Blount County, Oneonta City
Bullock County11,327Bullock County
Butler County12,699Butler County
Calhoun County516,686Calhoun County, Oxford City, Anniston City, Jacksonville City, Piedmont City
Chambers County24,174Chambers County, Lanett City
Cherokee County13,860Cherokee County
Chilton County17,921Chilton County
Choctaw County11,025Choctaw County
Clarke County23,143Clarke County, Thomasville City
Clay County11,729Clay County
Cleburne County12,490Cleburne County
Coffee County310,168Enterprise City, Coffee County, Elba City
Colbert County48,178Muscle Shoals City, Colbert County, Tuscumbia City, Sheffield City
Conecuh County11,344Conecuh County
Coosa County1751Coosa County
Covington County36,173Covington County, Andalusia City, Opp City
Crenshaw County12,063Crenshaw County
Cullman County213,144Cullman County, Cullman City
Dale County36,437Dale County, Ozark City, Daleville City
Dallas County24,584Selma City, Dallas County
DeKalb County212,277DeKalb County, Fort Payne City
Elmore County213,248Elmore County, Tallassee City
Escambia County25,240Escambia County, Brewton City
Etowah County315,139Etowah County, Gadsden City, Attalla City
Fayette County12,268Fayette County
Franklin County26,178Franklin County, Russellville City
Geneva County24,043Geneva County, Geneva City
Greene County1841Greene County
Hale County12,193Hale County
Henry County12,524Henry County
Houston County215,127Dothan City, Houston County
Jackson County27,616Jackson County, Scottsboro City
Jefferson County1299,817All 12 Jefferson County districts →
Lamar County12,129Lamar County
Lauderdale County212,526Lauderdale County, Florence City
Lawrence County14,676Lawrence County
Lee County323,891Auburn City, Lee County, Opelika City
Limestone County221,902Limestone County, Athens City
Lowndes County11,109Lowndes County
Macon County11,692Macon County
Madison County357,959Huntsville City, Madison County, Madison City
Marengo County33,270Demopolis City, Marengo County, Linden City
Marion County24,506Marion County, Winfield City
Marshall County519,416Marshall County, Albertville City, Boaz City, Arab City, Guntersville City
Mobile County457,673Mobile County, Saraland City, Chickasaw City, Satsuma City
Monroe County12,963Monroe County
Montgomery County329,217Montgomery County, Pike Road City, Alabama Youth Services
Morgan County320,204Decatur City, Morgan County, Hartselle City
Perry County1815Perry County
Pickens County12,210Pickens County
Pike County23,951Pike County, Troy City
Randolph County23,444Randolph County, Roanoke City
Russell County211,048Phenix City, Russell County
Shelby County330,398Shelby County, Alabaster City, Pelham City
St. Clair County213,737St Clair County, Pell City
Sumter County1901Sumter County
Talladega County310,617Talladega County, Sylacauga City, Talladega City
Tallapoosa County25,658Alexander City, Tallapoosa County
Tuscaloosa County230,508Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa City
Walker County210,041Walker County, Jasper City
Washington County12,390Washington County
Wilcox County11,147Wilcox County
Winston County23,906Winston County, Haleyville City

Which district am I in?

Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.

Sources

District list, grades, school counts and websites: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) LEA Universe Directory, SY 2025-26 (preliminary, v0a), published July 1, 2026. Regular public districts only (NCES LEA types 1 and 2); charter-only, state-run and regional service agencies are not listed.
Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
Counties: NCES EDGE Public LEA Geocodes, SY 2024-25 (district office location) and NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files 2025 (grf25_lea_county) (counties each district boundary covers).
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