Alexandria High School

Set in Alexandria, Alabama, Alexandria High School is a close-knit four-year high school, run under Calhoun County. It hosts 480 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 682 students.

Alexandria High School is one of 17 schools operated by Calhoun County, a district that educates 7,997 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Alexandria High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder consists of 12% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Alexandria High School lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Calhoun County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Alexandria High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 36.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Calhoun County indicate median household income runs about $55,029, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alexandria High School is one of 38 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 16,686 students).

The closest other public school is Alexandria Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Alexandria High School. On composite proficiency, Alexandria High School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alexandria High School has edged down 19%, going from 592 students in 2018 to 480 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.