Elkmont High School

Set in Elkmont, Alabama, Elkmont High School is a mid-tier senior high, one of the schools within Limestone County. It teaches 597 students across grades 6 through 12.

Limestone County runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 16,694 students. Elkmont High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Elkmont High School lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Limestone County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Elkmont High School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Limestone County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elkmont High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 28.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Limestone County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,629 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Limestone County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,258 students), Elkmont High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elkmont Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elkmont High School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elkmont High School has shrank 13%, going from 690 students in 2018 to 597 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 11% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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