Total enrollment
4,574
+69 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Florence City
Alabama · 4,574 students · 1 city
For families inside Florence City, public-school options total 9 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 4,574 (5 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Florence City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Florence City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #37 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,574 | #45 of 143 | #2,114 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #51 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #16 of 143 | #5,681 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 57.9% | #71 of 143 | #3,094 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #5 of 127 | #541 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 Florence City
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Kilby Laboratory School at 81.9% proficient to Florence High School at 38.5%, a gap of 43.4 points. That is the 34th widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 4,353 to 4,387 students (up 1%) and from 277 to 288 full-time teachers (up 4%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence High School | Florence | High | 10-12 | 1,101 |
| Forest Hills School | Florence | Elementary | KG-05 | 906 |
| Florence Middle School | Florence | Middle | 07-08 | 663 |
| Hibbett Elementary School | Florence | Elementary | KG-06 | 489 |
| Weeden Elementary School | Florence | Elementary | KG-05 | 477 |
| Harlan Elementary School | Florence | Elementary | KG-05 | 426 |
| Florence Freshman Center | Florence | High | 09-09 | 325 |
| Kilby Laboratory School | Florence | Elementary | PK-06 | 187 |
| Florence Learning Center | Florence | High | 06-12 | · |
About Florence City
As a low-population district in Alabama, Florence City serves 4,574 students across 9 schools.
On the school-mix side, Florence City spans 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 4,505 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,574 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Florence City discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.