This is the 24th and biggest year in the history of the American Rocketry Challenge (ARC). At the close of registration there were 1,047 enrolled teams, the largest number in the history of the program, above the previous high of last year’s 1,006 and the 922 from the year before. ARC is NAR’s biggest outreach program and the world’s largest student rocket competition.

This is the list of the currently registered Alabama teams:

Sponsoring School or Org      City

Thompson High School         Alabaster

Ridgecrest Christian School   Dothan

Fairhope High School         Fairhope

Hackleburg High School   Hackleburg

Haleyville City Schools      Haleyville

Ala School of Cyber Tech and Eng 5 teams Huntsville

St. John Paul II 4 teams   Huntsville

Bob Jones High School      Madison

James Clemens High School Madison

Ala School of Mathematics and Science Mobile

Mobile Composite Squadron Mobile

Moody High School          Moody

Lawrence County High School 3 teams Moulton

Muscle Shoals High School 3 teams Muscle Shoals

Tharptown High School 2 teams Russellville

Russellville High School 3 teams Russellville

West Morgan High School 2 teams Trinity

Winfield City High School       Winfield

The state team number is up one from last year with 33 total teams from 17 schools, 7 with multiple teams. The Huntsville area team number has been consistent. All of them are hoping to be one of the 100 teams that wins an invitation to the national finals on May 16, 2026 and gets to compete there for $100,000 in prizes.