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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 9,141 (2023-2024)
Schools: 14 (2023-2024)
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Lee County School District is a school district in Alabama (Lee County). During the 2024 school year, 9,141 students attended one of the district's 14 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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Lee County Schools, District 2

General election

General election for Lee County Schools, District 2

Incumbent Larry Boswell won election in the general election for Lee County Schools, District 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Lee County Schools, District 3

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General election for Lee County Schools, District 3

Incumbent George Spence won election in the general election for Lee County Schools, District 3 on November 8, 2016.

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Lee County Schools, District 1

General election

General election for Lee County Schools, District 1

Incumbent Milford Burkhalter won election in the general election for Lee County Schools, District 1 on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Lee County School District consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Richard Brown Sr.District 3
Rusty CoursonDistrict 2
Mary EnsleyDistrict 5
Roger KeelDistrict 4
Larry PattersonDistrict 6
Mark TomlinDistrict 1
Napoleon StringerDistrict 72022

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Overlapping state house districts

Lee County School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 38 NA NA 44% 60%
Alabama House of Representatives District 83Jeremy GrayDemocratic Party 17% 31%
Alabama House of Representatives District 82Pebblin WarrenDemocratic Party 12% 9%
Alabama House of Representatives District 81Ed OliverRepublican Party 11% 6%
Alabama House of Representatives District 80Chris BlackshearRepublican Party 9% 60%
Alabama House of Representatives District 37Bob FincherRepublican Party 6% 3%
Alabama House of Representatives District 79Joe LovvornRepublican Party 1% 13%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $18,394,000 $1,977 14%
Local: $41,259,000 $4,435 32%
State: $68,004,000 $7,310 53%
Total: $127,657,000 $13,722
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $119,799,000 $12,877
Total Current Expenditures: $107,711,000 $11,578
Instructional Expenditures: $62,631,000 $6,732 52%
Student and Staff Support: $11,375,000 $1,222 9%
Administration: $10,137,000 $1,089 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $23,568,000 $2,533 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,002,000 $860
Construction: $6,629,000 $712
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,277,000 $244
Interest on Debt: $1,612,000 $173

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 (%)
2021-2022 29 60-79 17 30 PS 26 33
2020-2021 23 40-59 11 21 PS 23 27
2018-2019 50 70-79 37 46 40-59 50-54 55
2017-2018 52 70-79 37 48 40-59 55-59 57
2016-2017 47 50-59 33 43 21-39 50-54 52
2015-2016 44 50-59 30 45-49 <50 50-54 49
2014-2015 42 50-59 29 40-44 <50 45-49 46
2013-2014 39 60-79 25 45-49 21-39 35-39 43
2012-2013 82 >=90 73 80-84 >=50 75-79 84
2011-2012 84 >=90 77 85-89 >=80 80-89 86
2010-2011 81 >=90 74 80-84 >=80 70-79 83

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 (%)
2021-2022 50 60-79 35 47 PS 47 55
2020-2021 47 40-59 33 45 PS 53 52
2018-2019 47 60-69 33 41 60-79 50-54 51
2017-2018 47 50-59 35 40 40-59 45-49 52
2016-2017 36 40-49 25 33 21-39 35-39 40
2015-2016 38 40-49 26 30-34 <50 35-39 43
2014-2015 41 50-59 28 35-39 <50 40-44 46
2013-2014 41 60-79 31 35-39 21-39 35-39 45
2012-2013 88 >=90 81 85-89 >=50 80-84 90
2011-2012 87 80-89 81 85-89 >=80 >=90 89
2010-2011 86 >=90 81 80-84 >=80 80-89 88

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 (%)
2021-2022 87 >=50 90-94 85-89 PS >=80 86
2020-2021 87 >=50 90-94 80-89 PS 80-89 85
2019-2020 88 PS 85-89 >=90 PS >=90 86
2018-2019 89 PS 85-89 >=90 PS >=80 88
2017-2018 90 >=50 90-94 80-89 PS >=80 89
2016-2017 87 PS 90-94 >=80 >=80 86
2015-2016 83 PS 85-89 >=80 >=50 >=50 81
2014-2015 88 PS 85-89 >=50 PS PS 87
2013-2014 83 PS 85-89 >=80 PS PS 80
2012-2013 84 >=50 80-84 >=80 PS PS 84
2011-2012 83 >=50 80-84 >=80 PS PS 84
2010-2011 85 >=50 85-89 >=50 PS 85

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 9,141 -1.9
2022-2023 9,312 0.1
2021-2022 9,303 -0.1
2020-2021 9,310 -2.1
2019-2020 9,508 -0.1
2018-2019 9,514 -0.8
2017-2018 9,586 -0.7
2016-2017 9,653 -1.2
2015-2016 9,771 -1.1
2014-2015 9,876 0.3
2013-2014 9,847 0.5
2012-2013 9,793 -0.4
2011-2012 9,828 0.2
2010-2011 9,810 0.7
2009-2010 9,738 0.0
2008-2009 9,742 -2.7
2007-2008 10,002 0.3
2006-2007 9,967 1.6
2005-2006 9,806 3.6
2004-2005 9,455 1.6
2003-2004 9,303 0.9
2002-2003 9,216 1.1
2001-2002 9,113 1.3
2000-2001 8,990 3.9
1999-2000 8,637 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Lee County School District (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.5
Black 21.7 31.6
Hispanic 9.0 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 6.8 3.8
White 62.2 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, Lee County School District had 618.11 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.79.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 19.63
Kindergarten: 38.00
Elementary: 270.20
Secondary: 290.28
Total: 618.11

Lee County School District employed 8.00 district administrators and 37.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 8.00
District Administrative Support: 23.00
School Administrators: 37.00
School Administrative Support: 29.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 118.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 18.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 14.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 10.00
Other Support Services: 124.40

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]

The Lee County School District operates 14 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Beauregard Elementary School801PK-4
Beauregard High School5589-12
Beulah Elementary School670PK-6
Beulah High School5057-12
East Smiths Station Elementary School792PK-6
Loachapoka Elementary School314PK-6
Loachapoka High School2707-12
Sanford Middle School5455-8
Smiths Station High School1,22210-12
Smiths Station Junior High School9217-8
Smith Station Freshman Center4649-9
South Smiths Station Elementary School659PK-6
Wacoochee Elementary School596PK-6
West Smiths Station Elementary School824PK-6


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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