📍 223 School Drive, Taylorsville, Alexander County, 28681
Alexander Central High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Taylorsville, Alexander County. The school has 1,312 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexander County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 87.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 8 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alexander Central High enrolls 1,312 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 87.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,034 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 130 | 9.9% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 5% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
615 of the school's 1,312 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 595 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alexander Central High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 42, state house district 94.
Alexander Central High is one of 12 schools in Alexander County Schools, based in Taylorsville, North Carolina. The district serves 4,344 students district-wide and employs 290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,312 students, Alexander Central High is larger than the district average of about 362 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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