About Lowndes County Schools

The mission of the Lowndes County Public Schools, in partnership with all stakeholders, is to prepare one student at a time to be culturally aware and fierce competitors on the economic world stage by providing rigorous and relevant instruction in a safe environment with high expectations.

Current goals include increasing student achievement, improving in all areas of human resources/leadership (recruit, train, and retain), developing and sustaining effective and efficient use of all resources for improved student achievement and fiscal responsibility, providing safe and healthy learning environments, and increasing parent and community involvement.

The Lowndes County school system offers a Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Program, Pre-K Program and Head Start Program for preschoolers. The system serves grades K-12 students in three elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools and a career technical education center. The system holds districtwide accreditation from Cognia.

Our Community

Located just west of Montgomery County, Lowndes County is part of Alabama’s Black Belt, which is named for its rich dark soil. It is a rural county with a largely agricultural economy and is dotted with a variety of small towns and communities. The county’s landscape is one of rolling hills and forests, making it a prime area for a variety of types of recreational activities.

As of the 2020 Census, the county's population was 10,311. Its county seat is Hayneville.

The county’s history is steeped in the Civil Rights Movement. It hosts one of the sites on the trail that commemorates the Selma to Montgomery March and the Lowndes County Interpretive Center, which celebrates the people and events of the march.