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Best High Schools in Colbert County, AL

At a glance

Schools

2,768

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedMuscle Shoals High School28^th of 386 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Cherokee High School up 75 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cherokee High School 10.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cherokee High School	Public	6-12	850 High School Dr	Cherokee	35616	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 359-4434	206	20	10.3	63.6%	169 (82.0%)	18 (8.7%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	41	225^th of 386 public high schools	41.7%		19.6	300^th of 374 public high schools	19.8%	75	13.3	21.4	10.7	18.8	46.4	28.1	36.7	47.6	50.0	25.0	$13,870	$1,445	$12,425
Colbert County High School	Public	6-12	2200 High School St	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 446-8214	438	30	14.6	59.8%	265 (60.5%)	117 (26.7%)	32 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	31.9	262^nd of 386 public high schools	32.1%		34.1	230^th of 374 public high schools	38.5%	32	27.3	14.1	16.9	18.6	21.5	28.8	47.7	39.1	41.5	9.6	$12,099	$1,497	$10,602
Colbert Heights High School	Public	9-12	6825 Woodmont Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 383-7875	467	31	15.0	56.5%	417 (89.3%)	12 (2.6%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	55	151^st of 386 public high schools	60.9%		56.7	146^th of 374 public high schools	61.0%	5				16.9		36.6				35.7	$10,428	$855	$9,574
Muscle Shoals High School	Public	9-12	1900 E Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2682	864	44	19.7	33.7%	549 (63.5%)	140 (16.2%)	74 (8.6%)	32 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.8%)	91.4	28^th of 386 public high schools	92.7%		78.8	66^th of 374 public high schools	82.4%	38				47.3		55.5				47.0	$10,216	$759	$9,421
Muscle Shoals Career Academy	Public	9-12	321 Jim Holland Drive	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2660																			(n/a)
Sheffield High School	Public	9-12	2800 19th Ave	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	No	(256) 383-6052	305	20	15.0	70.8%	134 (43.9%)	115 (37.7%)	26 (8.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	33.2	260^th of 386 public high schools	32.6%		17.8	307^th of 374 public high schools	17.9%	47				19.2		23.3				19.2	$17,582	$2,555	$15,024
Deshler High School	Public	9-12	200 N Commons East	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2910	488	33	14.8	46.7%	307 (62.9%)	127 (26.0%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.0%)	44.1	203^rd of 386 public high schools	47.4%		69.5	98^th of 374 public high schools	73.8%	105				17.4		31.3				27.0	$12,124	$1,330	$10,740
Deshler Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	200 N Commons East	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2910																			(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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