Total enrollment
11,741
+222 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Elmore County
Alabama · 11,741 students · 6 cities
Elmore County runs the local public-school system inside Alabama: 17 K-12 schools serving roughly 11,741 students, with 6 elementary, 5 middle, and 5 high.
4-year change in Elmore County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
+1 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Elmore County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #33 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,741 | #13 of 143 | #755 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #19 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #120 of 143 | #7,842 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.8% | #118 of 143 | #4,631 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #47 of 127 | #2,372 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 Elmore County
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Redland Elementary School at 69.0% proficient to Stanhope Elmore High School at 37.9%, a gap of 31.1 points. That is the 65th widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 11,339 to 10,706 students (down 6%) and from 583 to 599 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetumpka High School | Wetumpka | High | 09-12 | 1,219 |
| Stanhope Elmore High School | Millbrook | High | 09-12 | 1,123 |
| Millbrook Middle School | Millbrook | Middle | 05-08 | 1,071 |
| Holtville Elementary School | Deatsville | Elementary | PK-04 | 877 |
| Wetumpka Elementary School | Wetumpka | Elementary | PK-04 | 868 |
| Coosada Elementary School | Millbrook | Elementary | PK-02 | 797 |
| Redland Elementary School | Wetumpka | Elementary | PK-04 | 730 |
| Eclectic Elementary School | Eclectic | Elementary | PK-04 | 689 |
| Wetumpka Middle School | Wetumpka | Middle | 05-08 | 647 |
| Holtville Middle School | Deatsville | Middle | 05-08 | 632 |
| Redland Middle School | Wetumpka | Middle | 05-08 | 579 |
| Holtville High School | Deatsville | High | 09-12 | 555 |
| Airport Road Intermediate School | Coosada | Elementary | 03-04 | 536 |
| Elmore County High School | Eclectic | High | 09-12 | 494 |
| Eclectic Middle School | Eclectic | Middle | 05-08 | 468 |
| EDGE Virtual School | Weumpka | Combined | KG-12 | 456 |
| Elmore County Technical Center | Wetumpka | High | 10-12 | · |
About Elmore County
Across 17 schools, Elmore County hosts about 11,741 students in Alabama. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
Looking at the level breakdown, Elmore County is built around 6 elementary, 5 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Elmore County is about 691, above the Alabama average of roughly 544.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 11,519 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,741 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Elmore County gained 1 school, going from 15 to 16.
On this page, the community for Elmore County discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.