Alleghany County Schools

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This article is about a North Carolina school district. For the Virginia school district, see Alleghany County Public Schools.
Alleghany County Schools
Location
Alleghany County, North Carolina
United States
District information
Type Public
Grades PK–12
Superintendent Jeff Cox
Asst. Superintendent(s) Kim Maddox
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Schools 4
Budget $ 18,301,000
District ID 3700120[1]
Students and staff
Students 1,558
Teachers 123.80 (on FTE basis)
Staff 118.20 (on FTE basis)
Student-teacher ratio 12.58:1
Other information
Website www.alleghany.k12.nc.us

Alleghany County Schools is the school district serving Alleghany County, North Carolina. Its four schools serve 1,558 students as of the 2010–11 school year.

Student demographics

For the 2010–11 school year, Alleghany County Schools had a total population of 1,558 students and 123.80 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 12.58:1.[1] That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 49% male to 51% female. The demographic group makeup was: White, 84%; Hispanic, 13%; Black, 1%; American Indian, 0%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0% (two or more races: 2%).[2] For the same school year, 68.42% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.[3]

Governance

The primary governing body of Alleghany County Schools follows a council–manager government format with a five-member Board of Education appointing a Superintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's Seventh District.[4]

Board of Education

The five-member Alleghany County Schools Board of Education meets on the second Tuesday of every month. The current members of the board are: Brad Mabe (Chair), Amy Bottomley (Vice-Chair), Faron Atwood, Jason Williams, and Steven Williams.[5]

Superintendent

The current superintendent is Jeff Cox who has been in the position since 2005.[6]

Member schools

Alleghany County Schools has four schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Those four schools are separated into one high school, and three elementary schools which handle the pre-k through eighth grades.[7]

High school

Elementary schools

  • Glade Creek Elementary School (Ennice)
  • Piney Creek Elementary School (Piney Creek)
  • Sparta Elementary School (Sparta)

See also

References

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External links

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