Total enrollment
16,497
+3,456 (+27%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in Limestone County
Alabama · 16,694 students · 6 cities
Public K-12 enrollment in Limestone County totals about 16,694 students across 17 schools (an average of 982 students per school).
4-year change in Limestone County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Limestone County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16,694 | #10 of 143 | #489 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #22 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #54 of 143 | #6,876 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 58.4% | #66 of 143 | #3,037 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #58 of 127 | #2,584 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 Limestone County
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Creekside Elementary School at 64.5% proficient to Tanner High School at 21.7%, a gap of 42.8 points. That is the 37th 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 8,491 to 8,675 students (up 2%) and from 476 to 521 full-time teachers (up 9%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Connections Academy | Athens | Combined | KG-12 | 7,822 |
| East Limestone High School | Athens | High | 06-12 | 1,216 |
| Ardmore High School | Ardmore | High | 06-12 | 964 |
| West Limestone High School | Lester | High | 06-12 | 736 |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School | Lester | Elementary | PK-05 | 631 |
| Elkmont Elementary School | Elkmont | Elementary | PK-05 | 599 |
| Elkmont High School | Elkmont | High | 06-12 | 597 |
| Cedar Hill Elementary School | Ardmore | Elementary | PK-05 | 576 |
| Blue Springs Elementary School | Athens | Elementary | PK-05 | 558 |
| Creekside Elementary School | Harvest | Elementary | 03-05 | 550 |
| Clements High School | Athens | High | 06-12 | 525 |
| Creekside Primary School | Harvest | Elementary | PK-02 | 500 |
| Johnson Elementary School | Athens | Elementary | PK-05 | 475 |
| Tanner High School | Tanner | High | 06-12 | 410 |
| Tanner Elementary School | Tanner | Elementary | PK-05 | 338 |
| Piney Chapel Elementary School | Athens | Elementary | PK-05 | 197 |
| Limestone County Area Vocational Technology | Athens | High | 10-12 | · |
About Limestone County
Limestone County is a moderately sized public-school district in Alabama. The district runs 17 schools and enrolls approximately 16,694 students.
For a sense of the school types, Limestone County comprises 9 elementary, 7 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 982 in this district, meaningfully above the Alabama typical of 544.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 16,497 students, rose 27% from the 13,041 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Limestone County lost 1 school, going from 16 to 15.
On allk12, the community for Limestone County discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.