Alexander Elementary School

As a high-enrollment elementary-level community in Albany, Ohio, Alexander Elementary School serves 669 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Alexander Local. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 66% bigger than typical.

Alexander Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by Alexander Local, a district that caters to 1,362 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Alexander Elementary School shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Alexander Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Athens County indicate median household income runs about $56,001, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Alexander Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Athens County (combined enrollment of about 6,680 students).

Nearest neighbor: Alexander Jr. / Sr. High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 707 students in 2018 compared to 669 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 98% to 93% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Alexander Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.