Limestone County School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Ardmore, Elkmont, Lester and Mooresville, and parts of Huntsville.

At a glance

16,497Students enrolled

16Schools

4Towns served

$9,711Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

58%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

ArdmoreElkmontLesterMooresville

Grades PK–5

Cedar Hill Elementary School576 students · ArdmoreThis district

Grades 6–12

Ardmore High School964 students · ArdmoreThis district

Grades PK–5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–12

Elkmont High School597 students · ElkmontThis district

Grades PK–5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–12

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

7 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–12

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs AL

Math proficiency21%

State average 22%

Reading / language arts44%

State average 45.4%

Graduation rate (4-year)88%

State average 90.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$9,711

per student each year · 30% below the AL average

Spending

Classroom instruction68%

Support & administration28%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)22%

State67%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

12,866’20

15,299’21

15,684’22

15,696’23

16,497’24

Students

White · 65%10,714

Black · 17%2,865

Hispanic · 11%1,893

Two or more races · 5%792

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%122

Asian · 1%98

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Ardmore1,384 people

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Elkmont264 people

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Lester181 people

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Mooresville81 people

Also covers small parts of Huntsville.

Schools16 in district

Level

All 16 Elementary 8 High 7 Other 1

Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 631 students · Lester

Elkmont Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 599 students · Elkmont

Cedar Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 576 students · Ardmore

Blue Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 558 students · Athens

Creekside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 550 students · Harvest

Creekside Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 500 students · Harvest

Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 475 students · Athens

Tanner Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 338 students · Tanner

East Limestone High SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 1,216 students · Athens

Ardmore High SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 964 students · Ardmore

West Limestone High SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 736 students · Lester

Elkmont High SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 597 students · Elkmont

Clements High SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 525 students · Athens

Tanner High SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 410 students · Tanner

Limestone County Area Vocational TechnologyHigh · Grades 10–12 · Athens

Alabama Connections AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 7,822 students · Athens

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Madison County School DistrictOwens Cross Roads · Triana · $11,271 per student

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Athens City School DistrictAthens · $11,710 per student

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Decatur City School DistrictDecatur · $15,311 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.