Public Schools

Auburn City Schools

Auburn City Schools serves as the premier public school system in the municipality and community of Auburn, which is nestled in the heart of Lee County on the Plains of East Alabama. ACS operates as a K-12 system with more than 8,800 students and as the pinnacle of educational excellence in our state, we have become a driving force for our student's future career paths. With an increased priority on educating the whole child and an emphasis on college and career readiness, ACS stays on the cutting edge of academics, athletics, fine arts and technology.

Opelika City Schools

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Lee County Schools

Welcome to the Lee County School System! We are committed to providing all students with quality, personalized learning that prepares them to meet both the challenges and the opportunities presented them in the 21st century. Our mission is to challenge every student to pursue dreams, succeed with integrity, and contribute meaningfully to a diverse society. We envision a school system that promotes a passion for student learning, supports teachers, parents, and the community, and produces engaged and lifelong learners.

Private Schools

Lee-Scott Academy

Located "on the Plains" in Auburn, Alabama, Lee-Scott Academy is an independent school serving over 700 Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade students. By combining an outstanding faculty and curriculum with a family atmosphere, Lee-Scott Academy is becoming one of the finest independent schools in the Southeast. Our goal is to inspire students to seek their full potential in academics, the arts, and athletics in a challenging and nurturing environment that cultivates social responsibility, mutual respect and personal integrity in a school community that promotes Christian principles.

Trinity Christian School

Going beyond merely assimilating and restating facts, a classical model of education aims to teach values, truth and critical thinking. Widely used until the mid-20th century, this approach educated most of the great thinkers and artists of the Renaissance, Reformation, and early American historical periods. A classical model also best respects the developmental stages of a child’s learning abilities, and seeks to build upon the natural stages of cognitive maturation. The grammar stage involves the mastery of fundamentals and facts when elementary grade children naturally love to recite, sing, chant, and memorize. The dialectic stage emphasizes critical thought and logic when middle school students naturally begin to question, challenge, and test things for themselves. Finally, the rhetoric stage focuses on persuasive style and clear expression when young adults are becoming formidable forces in the expansion and enrichment of Christ’s Kingdom.

The Oaks School

The Oaks School is a K-12 grade private school in Opelika that creates time for families to be families. We offer a four-day school week with strong academics, spiritually dynamic chapel services, limited homework, and an encouraging, family atmosphere that empowers students to become creative, high-impact leaders. The Oaks is fully accredited through Cognia (formerly SACS) and the Alabama Independent School Association. 

Auburn Classical Academy

Welcome to Auburn Classical Academy. We are Christian, Traditional and Classical.  ACA teaches and upholds traditional Christian morality and the Holy Scriptures as the divinely inspired word of God and cannot be separated from history, literature, mathematics, science or any other academic discipline.

We believe the family is a cherished institution given to us by God. It is the parents’ privilege to train their children at home and to teach them their beliefs. We seek to partner with parents in this endeavor.

We are classical, meaning that we employ the time-tested method of the Trivium (Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric). Our curriculum is designed to inspire students to appreciate and understand the intellectual tradition of Christendom and the ancient world, and to see the acquisition of knowledge and wisdom as components of a lively Christian faith.

Our genuine dedication to forming well-educated, academically successful students of sound character is apparent at every level of work. Students are carefully taught to think logically and express themselves well. We strive to create an environment which is conducive to study and charitable interactions between students, parents and teachers. We provide students the tools for life-long learning.

Higher Education

Southern Union State Community College

Opelika State Technical College was created by an act of the Alabama State Legislature on May 3, 1963, in response to a recognized need to establish vocational/technical colleges in industrial areas of Alabama. The college opened on January 10, 1966, as Opelika State Vocational Technical Institute but was designated Opelika State Technical College on August 22, 1973, and was accredited in 1971 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Today, the college serves more than 5,000 students each semester from its campuses in Wadley, Valley and Opelika. Its three-faceted educational emphasis is on academic programs for transferability, technical programs for specialized career competencies and health sciences programs for specialized training in the health field. Our students obtain unprecedented levels of success, whether transferring, taking licensure exams or finding employment. Most importantly, at Southern Union you will be served by a student-centered faculty and staff who are here to assist you in every aspect of the college experience.

Auburn Univeristy

Auburn University has developed into one of the largest universities in the South, remaining in the educational forefront with its traditional blend of arts and applied science and changing with the needs of today while living with a respect for the traditions and spirit that are Auburn.