Lee County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade

Public schools for Smiths Station, Waverly and Loachapoka, and parts of Notasulga.

At a glance

9,026Students enrolled

15Schools

3Towns served

$14,049Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

50%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Smiths StationWaverlyLoachapoka

Grades PK–6

West Smiths Station Elementary School or East Smiths Station Elementary School or South Smiths Station Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Smiths Station Junior High School910 students · Smiths StationThis district

Grades 9–12

Smiths Station High School1,588 students · Smiths StationThis district

Grades PK–8

11 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

10 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

9 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

6 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–6

7 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–12

4 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 12

4 high 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 proficiency23%

State average 22%

Reading / language arts47%

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

$14,049

per student each year · 1% above the AL average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration37%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)29%

State54%

Federal17%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

9,310’20

9,303’21

9,312’22

9,141’23

9,026’24

Students

White · 62%5,564

Black · 21%1,891

Hispanic · 10%914

Two or more races · 7%626

Asian · 0%20

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%7

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

Towns served

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Smiths Station5,496 people

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Waverly315 people

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Loachapoka223 people

Also covers small parts of Notasulga.

Schools15 in district

Level

All 15 Elementary 7 Middle 2 High 6

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West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 811 students · Smiths Station

A-Public 📚

East Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 785 students · Smiths Station

A-Public 📚

Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 783 students · Opelika

A-Public 📚

Beulah Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 696 students · Valley

B+Public 📚

South Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 669 students · Smiths Station

APublic 📚

Wacoochee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 574 students · Salem

B+Public 📚

Loachapoka Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 332 students · Loachapoka

CPublic 📚

Smiths Station Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 910 students · Smiths Station

BPublic 📚

Sanford Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 533 students · Opelika

B+Public 📚

Smith Station Freshman CenterSecondary · Grades 9 · Smiths Station

Public 🏫

Smiths Station High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,588 students · Smiths Station

CPublic 🏫

Beulah High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 535 students · Valley

CPublic 🏫

Beauregard High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 533 students · Opelika

C-Public 🏫

Loachapoka High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 277 students · Loachapoka

CPublic 🏫

Lee County Learning CenterHigh · Grades 6–12 · Salem

Public

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

Nearby districts

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Phenix City City School DistrictPhenix City · $12,346 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.