Public schools in Huntsville, AL
Huntsville has 47 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 7 high, 12 middle, 28 elementary, enrolling 26,270 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Huntsville City runs 40 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Huntsville's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Huntsville | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville City | 40 | 23,776 | $13,146 |
| Madison County Schools | 7 | 20,551 | $10,905 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
7 high schools in Huntsville, 7,184 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Grissom High School | 1,847 | 18.6 | 35.0% | Huntsville City |
| Huntsville High School | 1,807 | 17.5 | 32.3% | Huntsville City |
| Columbia High School | 916 | 17.0 | 57.5% | Huntsville City |
| Lee High School | 877 | 18.1 | 59.7% | Huntsville City |
| Jemison High School | 858 | 19.5 | 69.5% | Huntsville City |
| Madison County Virtual Academy | 513 | 17.2 | 37.4% | Madison County Schools |
| New Century Technology High School | 366 | 13.6 | 20.8% | Huntsville City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
12 middle schools in Huntsville, 5,941 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monrovia Middle School | 988 | 21.0 | 27.8% | Madison County Schools |
| Riverton Intermediate School | 872 | 21.2 | 28.8% | Madison County Schools |
| Williams Middle School | 659 | 22.0 | 49.9% | Huntsville City |
| Whitesburg Middle School | 535 | 18.4 | 57.9% | Huntsville City |
| Huntsville Junior High School | 530 | 20.8 | 50.0% | Huntsville City |
| Challenger Middle School | 425 | 18.5 | 35.3% | Huntsville City |
| Morris Middle School | 397 | 15.9 | 74.1% | Huntsville City |
| Ronald McNair 78 | 390 | 19.5 | 77.4% | Huntsville City |
| Mountain Gap Middle School | 366 | 15.9 | 33.6% | Huntsville City |
| Chapman Middle School | 315 | 15.1 | 77.5% | Huntsville City |
The other 2 middle schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School | 270 | 13.8 | 43.7% | Huntsville City |
| Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School | 194 | 14.9 | 47.9% | Huntsville City |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
28 elementary schools in Huntsville, 13,145 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Elementary | 1,152 | 21.3 | 59.2% | Huntsville City |
| Mt Carmel Elementary School | 638 | 16.3 | 28.8% | Madison County Schools |
| Central School | 610 | 18.0 | 33.3% | Madison County Schools |
| Monrovia Elementary School | 600 | 17.1 | 28.2% | Madison County Schools |
| Blossomwood Elementary School | 596 | 15.9 | 50.5% | Huntsville City |
| Riverton Elementary School | 596 | 18.3 | 23.7% | Madison County Schools |
| Sonnie Hereford Elementary School | 578 | 18.6 | 79.4% | Huntsville City |
| Morris Elementary School | 532 | 18.0 | 71.2% | Huntsville City |
| McDonnell Elementary School | 511 | 18.9 | 66.5% | Huntsville City |
| Challenger Elementary School | 491 | 17.5 | 31.8% | Huntsville City |
The other 18 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Huntsville's public schools compare with Alabama's
The median Huntsville school has 17.2 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Alabama median of 17.1. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 0% across the state. Its median school enrolls 472 students (state 477).
| Huntsville | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 17.2 | 17.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 472 | 477 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 0% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 83% | 81% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 47 Huntsville schools and the 1,357 Alabama schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Huntsville
- Huntsville CityRuns 40 of Huntsville's 47 public schools and spent $13,146 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,146
- Virgil Grissom High School, the largest high school in Huntsville1,847 students in 2024-25, 18.6 per teacher.1,847
- Compare Huntsville City with Madison County SchoolsHuntsville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in AlabamaAlabama's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Huntsville addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Alabama
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- Mobile57 schools
- Montgomery51 schools
- Tuscaloosa23 schools
- Decatur20 schools
- Dothan17 schools
- Cullman16 schools
- Gadsden16 schools
Questions about schools in Huntsville
How many public schools are in Huntsville, AL?
47 public schools with an address in Huntsville were open in 2024-25: 7 high, 12 middle, 28 elementary, enrolling 26,270 students.What is the largest high school in Huntsville?
Virgil Grissom High School, with 1,847 students in 2024-25 (Huntsville City).Which districts run Huntsville's schools?
Huntsville City (40 schools), Madison County Schools (7 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25