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Alexander County Schools

Alexander County, North Carolina · Grades PK-12

Address
700 Liledoun Road, Taylorsville, NC 28681
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NCES agency ID
3700090
State LEA ID
NC-020
11
Schools
4,152
Students
262
Teachers (FTE)
16.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
1
Low-performing schools
32%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Alexander County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary7257
High2688
Middle2489
All schools11--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A19.1%
B19.1%
C872.7%
D19.1%
F00.0%
All graded schools11100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded218.2%
Met654.5%
Not Met327.3%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 378.7%50.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)61%36.8%
English II60.3%29.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)60.2%36.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.1%30%
Biology44.8%26.6%
NC Math 144.4%19.9%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate83.5%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned54.5%
Students completing Math III93.7%
Passed end-of-grade assessments41.8%
Students promoted to the next grade75.2%
Students retained in grade24.8%
English learners making progress (of 128)32%
Schools identified as low-performing1 of 11
First page of the Alexander County Schools report card PDF

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The Alexander County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 75.44%Hispanic 12.78%Two+ Races 5.46%Black 4.42%Asian 1.75%Native Am. 0.09%Pacific Isl. 0.07%
White: 75.44% (3,277) Hispanic: 12.78% (555) Two+ Races: 5.46% (237) Black: 4.42% (192) Asian: 1.75% (76) Native Am.: 0.09% (4) Pacific Isl.: 0.07% (3)
White75.44%
Hispanic12.78%
Two+ Races5.46%
Black4.42%
Asian1.75%
Native Am.0.09%
Pacific Isl.0.07%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 4,344
48.18%2,093 Female
51.82%2,251 Male

Student counts for Alexander County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 4,344 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 81.97%Chronically absent 18.03%
Regular attendance: 81.97% (3,429) Chronically absent: 18.03% (754)
Regular attendance81.97%
Chronically absent18.03%

Student Population

Students Counted: 4,183
2.3%100 English learners

Student indicators for Alexander County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 4,183 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 92.89%Beginning 7.11%
Experienced: 92.89% (230) Beginning: 7.11% (18)
Experienced92.89%
Beginning7.11%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 247.7 FTE
98.83%Fully licensed
1.17%Emergency or provisional
20.59%51 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Alexander County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 247.7 FTE.

Alexander County Schools boundary map

11 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Put any two Alexander County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →