Total enrollment
7,952
-86 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Lauderdale County
Alabama · 7,952 students · 6 cities
Lauderdale County runs 15 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES data, with combined enrollment near 7,952 and an average school size of 530.
4-year change in Lauderdale County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+5 (+56%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lauderdale County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #39 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,952 | #26 of 143 | #1,180 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #27 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #88 of 143 | #7,376 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 40.8% | #129 of 143 | #5,426 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #120 of 127 | #5,907 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 Lauderdale County
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Brooks Elementary School at 63.4% proficient to Rogers High School at 32.1%, a gap of 31.4 points. That is the 64th widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 8,198 to 4,895 students (down 40%) and from 467 to 288 full-time teachers (down 38%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks Elementary School | Killen | Elementary | PK-06 | 874 |
| Lauderdale Elementary School | Rogersville | Elementary | PK-06 | 746 |
| Brooks High School | Killen | High | 07-12 | 729 |
| Central Elementary School | Florrence | Elementary | PK-06 | 713 |
| Central High School | Florence | High | 07-12 | 596 |
| Rogers Elementary School | Florence | Elementary | PK-06 | 592 |
| Wilson High School | Florence | High | 07-12 | 585 |
| Wilson Elementary School | Florence | Elementary | PK-06 | 552 |
| Lauderdale County High School | Rogersville | High | 07-12 | 542 |
| Rogers High School | Florence | High | 07-12 | 510 |
| Lexington Elementary School | Lexington | Elementary | PK-06 | 454 |
| Lexington High School | Lexington | High | 07-12 | 379 |
| Underwood Elementary School | Florence | Elementary | PK-06 | 343 |
| Waterloo High School | Waterloo | Combined | PK-12 | 337 |
| Allen Thornton Career Technical Center | Killen | High | 10-12 | · |
About Lauderdale County
As a sparse district in Alabama, Lauderdale County serves 7,952 students across 15 schools.
On the school-mix side, Lauderdale County covers 7 elementary, 7 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Lauderdale County has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,038 students to 7,952. The school count climbed from 9 to 14 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Lauderdale County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.