West Limestone High School

West Limestone High School operates as a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Lester, Alabama, operated by Limestone County. Current enrollment sits at 736 students spanning grades 6 through 12.

Across the 16 schools in Limestone County (16,694 students total), West Limestone High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, West Limestone High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Limestone County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, West Limestone High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 39.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Limestone County) records that median household earnings sit near $83,629, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. West Limestone High School is one of 27 public schools in Limestone County (combined enrollment of about 24,258 students).

Sugar Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Limestone High School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 35.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. West Limestone High School's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 798 (now 736). Over the same period, the White share declined from 83% to 74%.

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