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Alexander County Schools

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Alexander County Schools is located in west North Carolina. Alexander County Schools has 259.99 square miles of land area and 3.66 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Alexander County Schools population is 37,175. Alexander County Schools median household income is $41,676 in 2010-2014. Alexander County Schools median house value is $120,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Alexander County Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (67 out of 104, bottom 36%) Elementary/Middle School: (35 out of 115, top 30%)* Rank: #54
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	10
Population	37,175 (2010-2014), rank #65
Population Growth	2.47% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	141.00/sq mi, rank #55
Median Household Income:	$41,676 at 2010-2014—0.38% increase since 2005-2009, rank #56
Median House Price:	$120,700 at 2010-2014—3.69% increase since 2005-2009, rank #69
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	259.99 sq mi, rank #87
Water Area:	3.66 sq mi (1.39%), rank #68
State:	North Carolina
County:	Alexander County
City:	Hickory, Taylorsville, Granite Falls, Bethlehem, Moravian Falls, Stony Point, Hiddenite, Statesville, Union Grove
Zip:	28601, 28681, 28630, 28654, 28678, 28636, 28625, 28689
Area:	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

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Alexander County Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

700 Liledoun Rd

Taylorsville NC, 28681, Alexander County

Phone: 828-632-7001

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	5,290	5,385	5,475	5,532	5,553	5,626	5,661
English Language Learner Students:	150	161	185	233	262	286	377
Total Teachers:	340.05	347.20	341.18	343.80	336.41	351.10	355.40
Prekindergarten:	2.50	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	25.21	28.01	23.70	NA	0.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	210.38	214.30	176.78	165.57	159.60	168.00	170.00
Secondary:	100.05	99.66	135.21	173.30	173.29	179.50	181.60
Ungraded:	1.91	2.23	2.49	1.93	0.52	3.60	3.80
Total Other Staff:	383.16	406.92	407.12	397.30	410.01	434.00	439.20
Instructional Aides:	121.61	136.33	135.78	142.82	139.74	154.10	155.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.80	4.39	3.73	3.88	2.95	7.00	7.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	14.50	15.00	15.00	15.00	14.00	16.00	16.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	9.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.50	7.00	7.00	8.00	7.00	8.00	8.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	10.50	10.00	11.00	10.98	11.00	11.00	11.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.99	0.00	0.00	NA	NA
District Administrators:	9.20	9.00	7.55	7.94	8.00	8.00	8.00
District Administrative Support:	18.59	18.70	19.57	18.54	20.74	21.50	21.50
School Administrators:	15.74	16.00	16.00	10.37	15.30	18.10	16.50
School Administrative Support:	30.61	29.64	28.88	31.22	34.72	34.10	34.20
Student Support Services:	23.33	26.00	25.34	26.66	29.90	28.20	23.70
Other Support Services:	134.28	141.86	143.28	129.89	133.66	136.00	146.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.56	15.51	16.05	16.09	16.51	16.02	15.93

Schools

Alexander Central High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	223 School Dr, Taylorsville NC 28681
Bethlehem Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	7900 Nc Hwy 127, Taylorsville NC 28681
East Alexander Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1285 White Plains Rd, Hiddenite NC 28636
Ellendale Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	175 Ellendale Park Ln, Taylorsville NC 28681
Hiddenite Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	374 Sulphur Springs Rd, Hiddenite NC 28636
Stony Point Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	311 Stony Point School Rd, Stony Point NC 28678
Sugar Loaf Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3600 Nc Hwy 16n, Taylorsville NC 28681
Taylorsville Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	100 7th St Sw, Taylorsville NC 28681
West Alexander Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	85 Bulldog Ln, Taylorsville NC 28681
Wittenburg Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	7300 Church Rd, Taylorsville NC 28681

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.7%	82.6%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75.3%	66.7%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79.6%	69%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.8%	67.7%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81.8%	77.8%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.9%	76.7%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78.7%	78.7%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	39.2%	36.3%
2006	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	78.8%	80.3%
2007	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	70%	65.1%
2008	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	72.1%	67.2%
2009	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	74.3%	72.9%
2010	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93.6%	84.9%
2011	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	90.2%	82.3%
2006	Biology	End of course	% met std	67.7%	63.4%
2007	Biology	End of course	% met std	71.2%	65.3%
2008	Biology	End of course	% met std	66.6%	68%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	73.1%	71.2%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	81.2%	81.2%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	80.1%	79.9%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	81.1%	83%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	38.3%	45.6%
2006	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	83.9%	77.1%
2008	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	63%	71.8%
2009	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	81.6%	77.7%
2006	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	70.9%	60.1%
2007	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	70.2%	65.8%
2008	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	70.4%	68.5%
2009	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	69.2%	71.4%
2010	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	80.2%	78.7%
2011	Civics and Economics	End of course	% met std	79.8%	80%
2006	English I	End of course	% met std	83.9%	82.8%
2007	English I	End of course	% met std	80%	72.1%
2008	English I	End of course	% met std	72.6%	73.1%
2009	English I	End of course	% met std	78.1%	73.8%
2010	English I	End of course	% met std	85.5%	82.4%
2011	English I	End of course	% met std	82.9%	80.6%
2012	English I	End of course	% met std	83.2%	82.9%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	48.3%	51.2%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	79.6%	68.8%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	69.3%	63.3%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	73.3%	67.9%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	92.1%	73.3%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	> 95.0%	82.3%
2006	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	86.8%	69.1%
2008	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	68.5%	58.4%
2009	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	61.5%	62.7%
2010	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	68.9%	76.4%
2011	Physical Science	End of course	% met std	59.4%	76.5%
2006	Physics	End of course	% met std	82.6%	85.1%
2008	Physics	End of course	% met std	60%	81.5%
2009	Physics	End of course	% met std	66.7%	85.9%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	53.4%	56.8%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	60.1%	64.6%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	59%	66.5%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	68.3%	71.2%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	73.4%	81.6%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	72.3%	81.5%
EOG Test
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	16.7%	17.6%
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	13.6%	22.6%
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	8.6%	25.1%
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	52.1%
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	42.9%	56.6%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	12.5%	18.5%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	40%	56%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	40%	59.6%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	42.9%	64.7%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	52.4%	54.1%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	51%	51.8%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	74%	71.9%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	73.4%	70.1%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	68.5%	69.4%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	72.1%	69.9%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	67.8%	67.8%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	70.2%	70.9%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	78.9%	73.2%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	81.3%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.2%	81.9%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88.3%	82.1%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90.6%	82.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	59.9%	46.8%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.9%	82.9%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.3%	81.8%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	56.4%	54.5%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.2%	65.5%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.5%	66.4%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.1%	67.6%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	77.7%	68.8%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.8%	45.2%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67.2%	65%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	62%	67.7%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	75.5%	72.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	81.5%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	83%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	83.8%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	92.3%	85.1%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53.6%	47.6%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	83.4%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.9%	85.2%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.7%	59.2%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.6%	69.1%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.9%	71.6%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.9%	71.6%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.3%	71.6%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	49.4%	43.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55.4%	49.5%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55%	52%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	69.1%	58.7%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	61.5%	63.1%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	66.7%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	69.6%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	83.3%	80.1%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87.9%	81.2%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	82%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	90.3%	82.1%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	41.6%	47.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.5%	88.4%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.4%	89.3%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	56.4%	55.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.7%	68.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	71.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	75.7%	72.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80.6%	72.3%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	40.3%	39.5%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.5%	40.1%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	60.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	80.9%	68.9%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	77%	73.4%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.7%	75.9%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.4%	45.4%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	61.4%	61.9%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	64.4%	64.6%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	69.4%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	78.4%	78.1%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.5%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	83.9%	80.7%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	82.2%	80.5%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	39.3%	38.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	82.1%	81.5%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.4%	82.5%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.7%	59.3%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.5%	71%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	76.9%	75.3%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81%	75.1%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	75.2%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	41.3%	46.4%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53.8%	61.8%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60.3%	63.5%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	70%	67.3%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82.1%	78.4%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81%	80.2%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	82.9%	81.1%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	81.5%	81.1%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	39.0%	38.5%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.2%	86.4%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	87.3%	86.3%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.7%	51.1%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.1%	65%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.3%	66.8%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.3%	67.8%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68%	68.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.0%	47.8%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	48.3%	46%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	43.5%	50.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	63.8%	57.5%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57.5%	60.7%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	65.1%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	72%	68.2%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	80.4%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	88.5%	83.9%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	86.3%	84.4%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	84.5%	85.2%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	26.9%	34.2%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.7%	86.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	89.6%	87.9%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.7%	54.2%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.7%	66.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.7%	69.5%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69.8%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	72.4%	71.1%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	32.8%	41.0%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.6%	51.7%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	76.9%	67.6%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	79.8%	72.8%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	78%	74.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.9%	77.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	59.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$46,505,000	$8,494		$47,045,000	$8,504		$44,360,000	$7,988
Federal:	$7,458,000	$1,362	16.0%	$7,311,000	$1,322	15.5%	$6,866,000	$1,236	15.5%
State:	$31,736,000	$5,797	68.2%	$30,848,000	$5,576	65.6%	$30,104,000	$5,421	67.9%
Local:	$7,311,000	$1,335	15.7%	$8,886,000	$1,606	18.9%	$7,390,000	$1,331	16.7%
Total Expenditures:	$46,298,000	$8,456		$45,162,000	$8,164		$44,039,000	$7,931
Total Current Expenditures:	$44,299,000	$8,091		$43,664,000	$7,893		$42,058,000	$7,574
Instructional Expenditures:	$28,768,000	$5,254	64.9%	$28,690,000	$5,186	65.7%	$27,205,000	$4,899	64.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,983,000	$727	9.0%	$3,714,000	$671	8.5%	$3,776,000	$680	9.0%
Administration:	$4,365,000	$797	9.9%	$4,221,000	$763	9.7%	$4,019,000	$724	9.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,183,000	$1,312	16.2%	$7,039,000	$1,272	16.1%	$7,058,000	$1,271	16.8%
Total Capital Outlay:	$973,000	$178		$502,000	$91		$801,000	$144
Construction:	$790,000	$144		$311,000	$56		$318,000	$57
Total Other:	$339,000	$62		$367,000	$66		$428,000	$77
Interest on Debt:	$488,000	$89		$545,000	$99		$605,000	$109

Total Salary:	$28,747,000	$5,251		$29,464,000	$5,326		$28,782,000	$5,183
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$20,220,000	$3,693	70.3%	$20,743,000	$3,750	70.4%	$19,811,000	$3,568	68.8%
Other Salary:	$8,527,000	$1,557	29.7%	$8,721,000	$1,576	29.6%	$8,971,000	$1,616	31.2%
Total Benefit:	$9,359,000	$1,709		$8,766,000	$1,585		$7,976,000	$1,436
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,486,000	$1,185	69.3%	$6,032,000	$1,090	68.8%	$5,413,000	$975	67.9%
Other Benefit:	$2,873,000	$525	30.7%	$2,734,000	$494	31.2%	$2,563,000	$462	32.1%

* Alexander County Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.