Smiths Station High School

As a substantial secondary school in Smiths Station, Alabama, Smiths Station High School instructs 1,588 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Lee County. Enrollment runs roughly 133% bigger than the state mean of about 682.

Across the 13 schools in Lee County (9,026 students total), Smiths Station High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Smiths Station High School shows that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest is composed of 20% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lee County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Smiths Station High School has 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lee County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Smiths Station High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.6%; this one comes in at 23.9%, -31.8 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household income runs about $65,824, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Smiths Station High School is one of 41 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 24,812 students).

East Smiths Station Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Smiths Station High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Smiths Station High School has ticked up 14%, going from 1,398 students in 2018 to 1,588 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 68% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Smiths Station High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.