Total enrollment
4,676
+110 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Lawrence County
Alabama · 4,676 students · 5 cities
14 public schools operate under Lawrence County, with roughly 4,676 K-12 students enrolled (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in Lawrence County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lawrence County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #94 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,676 | #44 of 143 | #2,050 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #35 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #71 of 143 | #7,134 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 56.7% | #76 of 143 | #3,247 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #89 of 127 | #3,999 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 Lawrence County
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Mount Hope at 56.0% proficient to East Lawrence High School at 13.3%, a gap of 42.7 points. That is the 41st widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 4,611 to 4,655 students (up 1%) and from 253 to 274 full-time teachers (up 8%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton Elementary School | Moulton | Elementary | PK-04 | 695 |
| Lawrence County High School | Moulton | High | 09-12 | 586 |
| East Lawrence Elementary School | Trinity | Elementary | PK-04 | 576 |
| Hatton High School | Town Creek | High | 07-12 | 536 |
| Moulton Middle School | Moulton | Middle | 05-08 | 505 |
| Hatton Elementary School | Town Creek | Elementary | PK-06 | 424 |
| East Lawrence Middle School | Trinity | Middle | 05-08 | 409 |
| East Lawrence High School | Trinity | High | 09-12 | 408 |
| Hazlewood Elementary School | Town Creek | Elementary | PK-06 | 221 |
| Speake | Danville | Elementary | PK-06 | 178 |
| Mount Hope | Mt Hope | Elementary | PK-06 | 117 |
| Lawrence County Developmental | Trinity | High | 09-12 | 21 |
| Lawrence County Career Technical Center | Moulton | High | 10-12 | · |
| The Judy Jester Learning Center | Moulton | High | 07-12 | · |
About Lawrence County
Lawrence County is a sparse Alabama school district running 14 schools with combined enrollment near 4,676.
For a sense of the school types, Lawrence County spans 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 6 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Lawrence County runs about 334 students per school, 39% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 544.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment remained close to its prior level: 4,566 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,676 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Lawrence County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.