Out of Alabama’s 138 school districts, eight of the Birmingham area’s came out on top in a list of “25 Best School Districts in Alabama.” Keep reading to see who got the honors!

8 local school districts make “Best School Districts in Alabama”

Mountain Brook High School (Jacob Blankenship / Bham Now)

Niche, a popular platform that writes in-depth profiles on every school and college in America, released “2025 Best School Districts in Alabama,” and eight districts on the list are from the Birmingham Metro Area (MSA).

And—coming in at the #1 district in Alabama is Homewood City Schools!

Here are the other districts in the Birmingham MSA that made the list:

Homewood City Schools (#1)
Vestavia Hills City Schools (#4)
Hoover City Schools (#5)
Mountain Brook City Schools (#7)
Trussville City Schools (#8)
Alabaster City Schools (#9)
Oneonta City Schools (#13)
Pelham City Schools (#14)

How was the ranking decided?

According to Niche, the 2025 Best School Districts ranking is based on “rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education.”

Ranking factors include: