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Best High Schools in DeKalb County, AL

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Schools

1,755

Students

Districts

Top rankedFort Payne High School69^th of 386 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Fort Payne High School up 71 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fort Payne High School 16.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Fort Payne Career Academy

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Ranking:

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alternative School	Public	5-12	155 20th Street NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(256) 845-3711																			(n/a)
Dekalb Technical Center	Public	10-12	409 Main St E	Rainsville	35986	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(256) 638-4421																			(n/a)
Crossville High School	Public	9-12	5405 Co Road 28	Crossville	35962	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 528-7858	649	38	17.0	83.8%	96 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	543 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.1	312^th of 386 public high schools	19.2%		21.4	291^st of 374 public high schools	22.2%	21	11.4	22.0	9.6	$8,679	$1,171	$7,491
Fort Payne High School	Public	9-12	201 45th St NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-0535	1,106	66	16.7	62.2%	503 (45.5%)	34 (3.1%)	522 (47.2%)	12 (1.1%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.2%)	78	69^th of 386 public high schools	82.1%		58.5	140^th of 374 public high schools	62.6%	71	35.4	47.5	37.6	$9,252	$1,129	$8,066
Fort Payne Career Academy	Public	9-12	1700 Williams Ave NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 845-0626	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	14.3	344^th of 386 public high schools	10.9%					(n/a)	7.3	15.6	8.1

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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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