Huntsville City vs Limestone County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Huntsville City Limestone County
Location Huntsville, Alabama Athens, Alabama
Total Enrollment 23,776 15,887
Number of Schools 43 16
Student:Teacher Ratio 18:1 17.8:1

Spending

Metric Huntsville City Limestone County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,040 $8,557
Federal Revenue 17.2% 11.1%
State Revenue 39.2% 61.6%
Local Revenue 43.6% 27.4%
Huntsville City
Federal State Local
Limestone County
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Huntsville City Limestone County
White 32.0% 65.7%
African American 40.9% 11.1%
Hispanic or Latino 18.2% 17.0%
Asian 1.5% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Multiracial 7.0% 5.3%
Free/Reduced Lunch 50.9% 54.0%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Huntsville City Limestone County
AP Courses Offered 91 55
Schools with AP 6 7
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 491:1 421.9:1
Chronic Absenteeism 23.5% 20.3%

School Types

Huntsville City

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Limestone County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.