📍 10945 School House Rd, Lester, Limestone County, 35647
West Limestone High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lester, Limestone County. The school has 733 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Limestone County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
West Limestone High School enrolls 733 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 566 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
437 of the school's 733 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Limestone High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-50.
West Limestone High School is one of 17 schools in Limestone County, based in Athens, Alabama. The district serves 16,497 students district-wide and employs 487 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 733 students, West Limestone High School is smaller than the district average of about 970 students per school.
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