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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,849 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Alexander City Schools is a school district in Alabama (Tallapoosa County). During the 2024 school year, 2,849 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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About the district

School board

Alexander City Schools consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kimberly Carter
Brett Pritchard
Michael Ransaw
Chante Ruffin
Adam Wade

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Overlapping state house districts

Alexander City Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Alabama House of Representatives District 81Ed OliverRepublican Party 100% 14%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $9,072,000 $3,099 21%
Local: $12,213,000 $4,173 29%
State: $21,452,000 $7,329 50%
Total: $42,737,000 $14,601
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $43,175,000 $14,750
Total Current Expenditures: $36,781,000 $12,566
Instructional Expenditures: $22,291,000 $7,615 52%
Student and Staff Support: $3,971,000 $1,356 9%
Administration: $4,399,000 $1,502 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,120,000 $2,090 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,553,000 $530
Construction: $1,387,000 $473
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $946,000 $323
Interest on Debt: $3,822,000 $1,305

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 24 40-59 13 20-24 15-19 35
2020-2021 18 40-59 8 <50 <=20 26
2018-2019 43 60-79 28 21-39 >=50 PS 54
2017-2018 42 60-79 25 25-29 >=50 PS 55
2016-2017 39 60-79 24 40-44 PS 21-39 50
2015-2016 43 60-79 27 35-39 60-79 55
2014-2015 43 40-59 27 35-39 40-49 53
2013-2014 42 60-79 24 30-39 20-29 54
2012-2013 83 >=50 74 85-89 PS >=80 89
2011-2012 86 >=50 77 80-89 PS >=50 92
2010-2011 84 >=50 77 70-79 PS PS 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 39 60-79 25 35-39 40-44 54
2020-2021 39 40-59 24 PS 40-59 49
2018-2019 38 40-59 22 21-39 <50 PS 50
2017-2018 40 40-59 23 35-39 <50 PS 53
2016-2017 34 40-59 22 20-24 PS 21-39 46
2015-2016 36 21-39 21 20-24 21-39 48
2014-2015 38 40-59 23 10-14 20-29 51
2013-2014 40 60-79 24 11-19 20-29 53
2012-2013 89 >=50 82 85-89 PS >=80 94
2011-2012 88 >=50 80 80-89 PS >=50 93
2010-2011 87 >=50 78 80-89 PS PS 92

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 88 PS 90-94 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2020-2021 90-94 PS 90-94 PS 85-89
2019-2020 89 90-94 PS 85-89
2018-2019 90-94 PS >=95 PS 90-94
2017-2018 89 PS 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 85-89 85-89 >=50 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 84 85-89 PS 80-84
2013-2014 87 PS 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89
2012-2013 81 PS 75-79 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 78 PS 70-74 <50 PS 80-84
2010-2011 77 PS 70-74 >=50 PS 80-84

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,849 -1.8
2022-2023 2,899 -1.0
2021-2022 2,927 -0.7
2020-2021 2,948 -3.0
2019-2020 3,036 -1.0
2018-2019 3,065 0.1
2017-2018 3,062 0.2
2016-2017 3,055 -1.5
2015-2016 3,102 0.0
2014-2015 3,102 0.5
2013-2014 3,087 -2.8
2012-2013 3,174 0.1
2011-2012 3,170 -0.9
2010-2011 3,197 -6.2
2009-2010 3,395 -1.4
2008-2009 3,443 -1.0
2007-2008 3,476 -2.1
2006-2007 3,550 -3.4
2005-2006 3,672 4.8
2004-2005 3,496 -1.5
2003-2004 3,549 0.2
2002-2003 3,543 -0.5
2001-2002 3,560 -0.4
2000-2001 3,573 -0.8
1999-2000 3,601 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Alexander City Schools (%) Alabama K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.8
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 1.5
Black 42.7 31.6
Hispanic 10.2 11.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.4 3.8
White 41.8 51.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Alexander City Schools had 165.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.21.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.00
Kindergarten: 12.00
Elementary: 71.00
Secondary: 77.50
Total: 165.50

Alexander City Schools employed 4.00 district administrators and 23.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 14.00
School Administrators: 23.00
School Administrative Support: 10.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 38.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 13.10
Other Support Services: 35.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Alexander City Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alexander City Middle School4277-8
Benjamin Russell High School8439-12
Jim Pearson Elementary School739PK-2
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School4283-4
William L Radney Elementary School4125-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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