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Lee County

Opelika, Alabama · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

9,026
Students enrolled
15
Public schools
611
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.8:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 268
  • Kindergarten 670
  • Grade 1 655
  • Grade 2 630
  • Grade 3 639
  • Grade 4 698
  • Grade 5 631
  • Grade 6 711
  • Grade 7 703
  • Grade 8 773
  • Grade 9 744
  • Grade 10 692
  • Grade 11 637
  • Grade 12 575

By race/ethnicity

  • White 62%
  • Black or African American 21%
  • Hispanic/Latino 10%
  • Two or more races 7%
  • Asian <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <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

50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 4,487 of 9,026 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 50%
  • 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

$14,049 spent per student on day-to-day operations Alabama median: $13,726 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,221
  • Support services $5,145
  • Other (food service, etc.) $682

Where the money comes from

  • Local 29%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 17%

Total revenue $166.1 milliontotal spending $174.1 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)

Suburb: LargeStudents: 53% suburb, 47% rural

Total staff (FTE)

1,006

District office

2410 Society Hill Road, Opelika AL 36804

County

Lee County

Official website

NCES District ID

102070

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About Lee County

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

The Lee County School System will take a prominent role advocating a progressive education for each student in our schools. The mission of Lee County Schools is to educate every student through a comprehensive and academically challenging curriculum taught in a safe and nurturing environment. We challenge students to pursue dreams, succeed with integrity, and contribute meaningfully to a diverse society.
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