By Christina Faulkner

The Alabama State Department of Education has released its annual report card data, assigning letter grades to schools and districts across the state. Dale County Schools earned an impressive "A" for the 2023–2024 school year, reaffirming its position as one of Alabama’s top-performing county school systems.

Over the past eight years, Dale County Schools has achieved the highest performance among county systems three times. This year, the district ranked as the second-highest scoring county system, trailing only Geneva County Schools.