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Lauderdale County

Florence, Alabama · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

7,952
Students enrolled
15
Public schools
457
Classroom teachers (FTE)
17.4:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 395
  • Kindergarten 622
  • Grade 1 593
  • Grade 2 524
  • Grade 3 581
  • Grade 4 589
  • Grade 5 567
  • Grade 6 575
  • Grade 7 548
  • Grade 8 571
  • Grade 9 621
  • Grade 10 591
  • Grade 11 605
  • Grade 12 570

By race/ethnicity

  • White 91%
  • Two or more races 3%
  • Black or African American 3%
  • Hispanic/Latino 2%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 3,246 of 7,952 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 41%
  • Reduced-price lunch 0%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,096 spent per student on day-to-day operations Alabama median: $13,726 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,382
  • Support services $4,843
  • Other (food service, etc.) $871

Where the money comes from

  • Local 25%
  • State 65%
  • Federal 10%

Total revenue $119.7 milliontotal spending $119.9 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: DistantStudents: 96% rural, 4% suburb

Total staff (FTE)

961

District office

355 County Road 61, Florence AL 35634

County

Lauderdale County

Official website

NCES District ID

102010

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About Lauderdale County

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The Lauderdale County School District consists of 12 schools and is located in the heart of the beautiful Tennessee Valley. Lauderdale County Schools have a tradition of producing some of the best students in the Northwest Alabama area since our first class graduated in 1913. Our schools are committed to excellence as we educate Alabama's future leaders and workers. Through the combined efforts of dedicated teachers, supportive parents, and cooperative communities, Lauderdale County students are provided with a solid education.
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