School district · Alabama

Limestone County

Limestone County in Alabama: 16 public schools with 16,497 students and 31.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $9,713 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
16,497
Students per teacher
31.5
AL 17.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$9,713
AL $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
523
Counselors (FTE)
22.0
Students per counselor
750
AL 400 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 15.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Alabama: 60%

53%proficient

+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in Alabama

Median 59% · 151 school districts compared

6,455 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alabama: 35%

25%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Alabama

Median 32% · 151 school districts compared

6,451 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.4K15
$9.8K16
$9.1K17
$8.6K18
$8.3K19
$8.5K20
$7.7K21
$8.0K22
$9.2K23
$9.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $21.9M
State
67% · $136.2M
Local
22% · $45.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,600
Support services
$2,726
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$15.9M
Long-term debt
$63M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 8High schools: 7Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–555816.457%43%
Pre-K–557614.068%49%
3–555016.779%57%
Pre-K–250012.8——
Pre-K–559915.862%44%
Pre-K–547517.571%39%
Pre-K–563114.768%44%
Pre-K–533815.336%26%
6–1296420.156%29%
6–1252516.749%17%
6–121,21619.263%37%
6–1259716.148%20%
10–12————
6–1241016.736%14%
6–1273618.461%32%
K–127,822—42%7.3%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
300 S Jefferson St, Athens, AL 35611
Phone
(256)232-5353
Website