Summary:
The city of Albany, Ohio is home to two schools - Alexander Junior / Senior High School and Alexander Elementary School, both part of the Alexander Local district. While the schools share a community, they exhibit distinct strengths and challenges based on the available data.
Alexander Junior / Senior High School stands out as an academic powerhouse, consistently outperforming state averages on Ohio state tests, particularly in science, American history, and English language arts. The school also boasts an impressive 99.2% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school faces socioeconomic challenges, with a high percentage of students (83.45%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%.
In contrast, Alexander Elementary School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.5, compared to 13.8 at the high school, and spends slightly less per student ($8,892 vs. $9,745). The elementary school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 19.1%, but still faces socioeconomic challenges with 83.45% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, similar to the high school.
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