Total enrollment
9,026
-284 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Lee County
Alabama · 9,026 students · 5 cities
Public K-12 enrollment in Lee County totals about 9,026 students across 15 schools (an average of 602 students per school).
4-year change in Lee County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
-1 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lee County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #58 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,026 | #18 of 143 | #1,027 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #30 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #11 of 143 | #5,281 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 49.7% | #108 of 143 | #4,219 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #41 of 127 | #2,181 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 Lee County
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Wacoochee Elementary School at 63.3% proficient to Loachapoka High School at 19.5%, a gap of 43.8 points. That is the 32nd widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 9,133 to 9,026 students (down 1%) and from 553 to 611 full-time teachers (up 10%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Station High School | Smiths Station | High | 09-12 | 1,588 |
| Smiths Station Junior High School | Smiths Station | Middle | 07-08 | 910 |
| West Smiths Station Elementary School | Smiths Station | Elementary | PK-06 | 811 |
| East Smiths Station Elementary School | Smiths Station | Elementary | PK-06 | 785 |
| Beauregard Elementary School | Opelika | Elementary | PK-04 | 783 |
| Beulah Elementary School | Valley | Elementary | PK-06 | 696 |
| South Smiths Station Elementary School | Smiths Station | Elementary | PK-06 | 669 |
| Wacoochee Elementary School | Salem | Elementary | PK-06 | 574 |
| Beulah High School | Valley | High | 07-12 | 535 |
| Beauregard High School | Opelika | High | 09-12 | 533 |
| Sanford Middle School | Opelika | Middle | 05-08 | 533 |
| Loachapoka Elementary School | Loachapoka | Elementary | PK-06 | 332 |
| Loachapoka High School | Loachapoka | High | 07-12 | 277 |
| Lee County Learning Center | Salem | High | 06-12 | · |
| Smith Station Freshman Center | Smiths Station | High | 09-09 | · |
About Lee County
Lee County is a compact Alabama school district running 15 schools with combined enrollment near 9,026.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Lee County is made up of 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 6 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Lee County runs about 602 students per school, 11% meaningfully above the state mean of roughly 544.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 3%: 9,310 students in SY 2020-21 versus 9,026 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 14 to 13 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Lee County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.