Total enrollment
9,488
+517 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Auburn City
Alabama · 9,488 students · 1 city
Auburn City is a public-school district inside Alabama, running 14 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 9,488 students, broken out as 10 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in Auburn City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Auburn City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #12 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,488 | #17 of 143 | #973 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #24 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #61 of 143 | #6,982 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.5% | #133 of 143 | #6,276 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #8 of 127 | #812 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Auburn City
State test results across the district's 9 scored schools run from Wrights Mill Road Elementary School at 74.7% proficient to Auburn High School at 46.3%, a gap of 28.4 points. That is the 70th widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 8,629 to 8,682 students (up 1%) and from 481 to 511 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn High School | Auburn | High | 10-12 | 2,227 |
| Auburn Junior High School | Auburn | High | 08-09 | 1,491 |
| East Samford School | Auburn | Middle | 06-07 | 733 |
| Drake Middle School | Auburn | Middle | 06-06 | 720 |
| Ogletree Elementary School | Auburn | Elementary | 03-05 | 523 |
| Auburn Early Education Center | Auburn | Elementary | KG-02 | 492 |
| Pick Elementary School | Auburn | Elementary | 03-05 | 464 |
| Creekside Elementary School | Auburn | Elementary | 03-05 | 458 |
| Cary Woods Elementary School | Auburn | Elementary | KG-02 | 439 |
| Richland Elementary School | Auburn | Elementary | KG-02 | 426 |
| Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School | Auburn | Elementary | 03-05 | 396 |
| Wrights Mill Road Elementary School | Auburn | Elementary | 03-05 | 388 |
| Dean Road Elementary School | Auburn | Elementary | KG-02 | 383 |
| Woodland Pines Elementary School | Auburn | Elementary | KG-02 | 348 |
About Auburn City
Auburn City is a rural-scale Alabama school district running 14 schools with combined enrollment near 9,488.
For a sense of the school types, Auburn City comprises 10 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 678 in this district, meaningfully above the Alabama typical of 544.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,488 students, climbed 6% from the 8,971 reported in SY 2020-21. Auburn City now counts 14 public schools, up from 13 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Auburn City discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.