Regular local school district · Lee County
Opelika City School District, AL: schools, enrollment and spending
Opelika City School District runs 10 public schools with 5,377 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Alabama figure of 17.2.Listed in NCES data as "Opelika City".
At a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 5,377
- Teachers (FTE)
- 321
- Students per teacher
- 16.8
- AL: 17.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 300 Simmons Street, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334)745-9700
- County
- Lee County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0102580
- State district ID
- AL-179
- Total staff (FTE)
- 510
- School counselors (FTE)
- 12.0About 448 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 31.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.8
Alabama17.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (4,714), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $63.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $9.7 million
- State revenue
- $29.4 million
- Local revenue
- $24.7 million
- Total spending
- $55.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $11,796
- Salaries
- $29.3 million52.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 15.2%
- State: 46.1%
- Local: 38.7%
Alabama overall
- Federal: 15.3%
- State: 53.6%
- Local: 31.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$11,796
Alabama$12,393
United States$16,826
Schools in Opelika City School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Carver Primary School | Elementary | K to 3 | 414 | 15.9 |
| Fox Run School | Middle | 6 | 392 | 19.6 |
| Jeter Primary School | Elementary | K to 3 | 435 | 16.1 |
| Morris Avenue Intermediate School | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 397 | 18.0 |
| Northside School | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 464 | 17.8 |
| Opelika High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,590 | 16.9 |
| Opelika Learning Center | Other | K to 12 | ||
| Opelika Middle School | Middle | 4 to 8 | 812 | 16.6 |
| Southview Primary School | Elementary | K to 2 | 480 | 16.6 |
| West Forest Intermediate School | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 393 | 15.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Lee County
- Auburn City School District 9,488 students
- Lee County Public Schools 9,026 students
More in Alabama
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.