Lee County
A public school district in Opelika, Alabama, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 9,026
- Students enrolled
- 611.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,005.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,566
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 9,026 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,013th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 18th of 153 in Alabama. Larger than 94% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,566 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 21% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lee County spent $12,566 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,393 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,566 | $117.0 million | 9,312 |
| FY2022 | $11,578 | $107.7 million | 9,303 |
| FY2021 | $10,471 | $97.5 million | 9,310 |
| FY2020 | $9,551 | $90.8 million | 9,508 |
| FY2019 | $9,642 | $91.7 million | 9,514 |
| FY2018 | $9,466 | $90.7 million | 9,586 |
| FY2017 | $9,412 | $90.9 million | 9,653 |
| FY2016 | $9,135 | $89.3 million | 9,771 |
| FY2015 | $8,721 | $86.1 million | 9,876 |
| FY2014 | $8,603 | $84.7 million | 9,847 |
| FY2013 | $8,173 | $80.0 million | 9,793 |
| FY2012 | $8,126 | $79.9 million | 9,828 |
| FY2011 | $8,245 | $80.9 million | 9,810 |
| FY2010 | $8,299 | $80.8 million | 9,738 |
| FY2009 | $8,381 | $81.7 million | 9,742 |
| FY2008 | $8,531 | $85.3 million | 10,002 |
| FY2007 | $7,703 | $76.8 million | 9,967 |
| FY2006 | $6,948 | $68.1 million | 9,806 |
| FY2005 | $6,393 | $60.4 million | 9,455 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $21.4 million | 14.7% |
| State | $78.5 million | 54.0% |
| Local | $45.6 million | 31.3% |
| Total | $145.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
15 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0102070
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Alabama — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Alabama — A to Z, each with its page.
- Alabama on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved