Top Rankings
Muscle Shoals City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 874 students in Muscle Shoals City School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public high schools in Alabama.
Public High Schools in Muscle Shoals City School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Alabama public high school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Public High School in Muscle Shoals City School District have a Graduation Rate of 95%, which is more than the Alabama average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Muscle Shoals High School, with ≥95% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Alabama or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Alabama public high school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
7 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
2,937 Students
269,281 Students
# Teachers
171 Teachers
15,139 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Muscle Shoals City School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#12 out of 145 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.61
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
3%
1%
% Hispanic
8%
10%
% Black
16%
30%
% White
66%
55%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,417 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,006. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,892 is less than the state median of $12,220. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,417
$13,006
Spending / Student
$11,892
$12,220
Best Muscle Shoals City School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Muscle Shoals High School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1900 E Avalon Ave
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 389-2682
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 389-2682
Grades: 9-12
| 874 students
Rank: n/an/a
Muscle Shoals Career Academy
Vocational School
321 Jim Holland Drive
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 389-2660
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 389-2660
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
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