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Florence City Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 4,519 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Florence City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Lauderdale County). During the 2024 school year, 4,519 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Florence City Schools consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tammie Haddock
David Howard
Vicky Kirkman
Lynn Sparks
Rachel Winston
Tom Wissert

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Florence City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 1Phillip PettusRepublican Party 53% 4%
Alabama House of Representatives District 3Kerry UnderwoodRepublican Party 35% 6%
Alabama House of Representatives District 2Ben HarrisonRepublican Party 12% 1%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $10,030,000 $2,125 13%
Local: $35,015,000 $7,420 45%
State: $32,539,000 $6,895 42%
Total: $77,584,000 $16,441
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $68,458,000 $14,506
Total Current Expenditures: $62,519,000 $13,248
Instructional Expenditures: $37,295,000 $7,903 54%
Student and Staff Support: $6,943,000 $1,471 10%
Administration: $6,426,000 $1,361 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,855,000 $2,512 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,072,000 $650
Construction: $2,558,000 $542
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $788,000 $166
Interest on Debt: $1,998,000 $423

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 28 60-79 10 25-29 PS 20-24 41
2018-2019 56 >=50 38 50-54 PS 50-54 70
2017-2018 57 60-79 36 60-64 PS 50-54 72
2016-2017 53 >=80 31 55-59 40-44 69
2015-2016 53 >=80 33 50-54 PS 45-49 67
2014-2015 38 40-59 22 30-34 20-24 52
2013-2014 45 60-79 27 40-44 PS 40-44 57
2012-2013 84 >=80 75 80-84 PS 80-89 90
2011-2012 87 >=80 79 85-89 PS >=80 92
2010-2011 86 >=80 78 85-89 >=50 >=80 91

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 44 60-79 23 35-39 PS 40-44 60
2018-2019 48 >=50 27 35-39 PS 45-49 66
2017-2018 50 60-79 29 40-44 PS 45-49 69
2016-2017 52 >=80 31 35-39 45-49 70
2015-2016 56 60-79 38 35-39 PS 60-64 72
2014-2015 41 60-79 24 25-29 30-34 56
2013-2014 47 60-79 29 35-39 PS 30-34 61
2012-2013 89 >=80 83 85-89 PS 80-89 93
2011-2012 90 >=80 84 85-89 PS >=80 94
2010-2011 89 >=80 82 90-94 >=50 >=80 93

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 98 PS >=95 >=80 PS >=80 >=95
2018-2019 95 PS 90-94 >=80 >=80 >=95
2017-2018 95 PS 90-94 >=80 PS >=80 >=95
2016-2017 95 >=50 >=95 >=80 >=80 90-94
2015-2016 93 PS 90-94 >=80 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 >=95 PS 90-94 >=80 PS >=95
2013-2014 95 PS >=95 >=80 PS >=95
2012-2013 91 >=50 85-89 >=80 PS 90-94
2011-2012 84 PS 80-84 >=80 PS 80-84
2010-2011 74 PS 65-69 >=50 75-79

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,519 -2.8
2022-2023 4,645 -1.6
2021-2022 4,719 4.5
2020-2021 4,505 0.5
2019-2020 4,484 5.1
2018-2019 4,254 -2.3
2017-2018 4,353 -2.7
2016-2017 4,470 -1.1
2015-2016 4,519 1.3
2014-2015 4,458 0.1
2013-2014 4,454 1.9
2012-2013 4,369 0.0
2011-2012 4,370 2.6
2010-2011 4,256 0.3
2009-2010 4,243 1.7
2008-2009 4,169 2.8
2007-2008 4,053 0.3
2006-2007 4,042 1.2
2005-2006 3,995 -4.4
2004-2005 4,171 0.9
2003-2004 4,135 -2.5
2002-2003 4,237 -2.1
2001-2002 4,324 -2.3
2000-2001 4,423 -3.0
1999-2000 4,557 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Florence City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.3 1.5
Black 27.4 31.6
Hispanic 13.7 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 11.6 3.8
White 45.9 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Florence City Schools had 260.56 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.34.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 20.00
Elementary: 123.78
Secondary: 116.78
Total: 260.56

Florence City Schools employed 8.42 district administrators and 18.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.42
District Administrative Support: 16.96
School Administrators: 18.50
School Administrative Support: 9.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 39.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 14.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 7.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 7.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.91
Other Support Services: 65.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Florence City Schools operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Florence Freshman Center3819-9
Florence High School1,07410-12
Florence Learning Center06-12
Florence Middle School6497-8
Forest Hills School827PK-4
Harlan Elementary School389PK-4
Hibbett School5765-6
Kilby Laboratory School201PK-6
Weeden Elementary School422PK-4


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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