Ardmore High School

Set in Ardmore, Alabama, Ardmore High School is a mid-tier secondary school, run under Limestone County. It instructs 964 students across grades 6 through 12. That puts it 41% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Limestone County comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 16,694 students; Ardmore High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Ardmore High School records that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, Ardmore High School records 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.2:1, putting Ardmore High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Ardmore High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.6%; this one delivers 37.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Limestone County put the typical household earns roughly $83,629 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ardmore High School is one of 27 public schools in Limestone County (combined enrollment of about 24,258 students).

Cedar Hill Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ardmore High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ardmore High School has showed little movement, going from 968 students in 2018 to 964 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 83% across the same window.

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