Elmore County High School

Elmore County High School High School; Grades 9-12; Enrollment 500; Faculty/Staff 50; Athletic Classification 5A; Competing A However, luck was not always with our school.
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In 2005, Elmore County High School celebrated a landmark birthday - 100 years. ECHS opened her doors in 1905 under the name Eclectic High School. However, those who attended had to pay tuition because the community couldn't afford to operate a school. Finally in 1910 the county of Elmore became eligible for county high school - and Elmore County High School was born and officially opened her doors

under her new name on September 19, 1911. On February 24, 1913 and again in 1914, the school was destroyed by fires. The town kept rebuilding and they were determined that the school would stay open. As a result, for over a year ECHS was housed in temporary quarters. Once rebuilt the second time, the school continued to grow and in 1934 two new wings were added. In 1935, the Southern Association of Secondary School and Colleges granted her accreditation and has maintained that accreditation for the past 74 years. As the school population increased, tragedy struck once more, when fire destroyed the building again. Elmore County High was rebuilt and reopened her doors in 1940 and she still stands today. Major renovations were completed in 1985 to the main building and the annex and in 1994 a new cafeteria was built. In 1996 the library was moved to the cafeterias old home. Finally, in 2000 Elmore County High school became a 9th thru 12th grade school. A new middle school was built and the 7th and 8th graders moved "down the hill". Recent projects include a new band room dedicated in the fall of 2006, renovation of the home section of Burt-Haynie Field in 2007, and renovation of the old band room into a technology classroom in 2008. When the doors opened in 1905, she housed approximately 75 students. Today over 540 students walk her halls on any given day. As we continue to grow we do not know what the future holds . . . but we can never forget the many individuals who once attended this school and were proud to be apart of her memories.

08/23/2026

Well the 13th annual Block Party Tournament is in the books! Our girls finished 2nd out of 8 teams today, going 5-1 on the day, losing to Prattville in the finals. We battled with injuries and changing the lineup right in the middle of the tournament, and our girls were able to push through and still keep winning right up until the champ game.

Thank you to the teams who came and played today! There were some great competitive games.

Thank you to all of the players and parents who helped out today—our JV players under the supervision and guidance of Coach Hall, worked from 8:00 am until 8:30 pm. Our parents filled the hospitality room with yummy treats and also helped carry things to EMS for the 2nd location. They worked concessions and supported us. We have parents who helped film and keep the book as well. It takes a village to run a tournament, and I truly appreciate my village. Thank you to the admin and bookkeeper of ECHS for being there today helping run things, and to the admin of EMS for letting us use their gym. I especially want to thank Coach Hall for handling everything today! We are all exhausted but it was a great day!

08/22/2026

ECHS Block Party today! 🏐 🐾

08/21/2026
08/21/2026
Lab Life in Weeks’s physical science class!
08/20/2026

Lab Life in Weeks’s physical science class!

Researching explorers in Byrd’s US History!
08/20/2026

Researching explorers in Byrd’s US History!

Coach Thornton’s Biology class reviewed the Scientific Method by participating in a stem activity called Save Fred!
08/17/2026

Coach Thornton’s Biology class reviewed the Scientific Method by participating in a stem activity called Save Fred!

08/14/2026

Congratulations to the ECHS Baseball team!
Parent meeting Monday 6:00 pm in the ECHS auditorium.

This is........Panther Football. Game time is 7:00pm. Digital Tickets for tonight's Jamboree are available on GoFan thro...
08/14/2026

This is........Panther Football. Game time is 7:00pm. Digital Tickets for tonight's Jamboree are available on GoFan through the link below. All tickets are $7.00 for tonight's game. Cash and digital tickets will be available for purchase at the Main Gate. The Main Gate and pass gate will open tonight at 5:45. Come out and catch a season preview at Burt-Haynie. https://gofan.co/app/school/AL11832

Its here! Spot the ball🏈

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155 N College Avenue
Eclectic, AL
36024

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