The Alexander Local School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Albany

Albany, Ohio

Albany is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 808 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Albany is located at ....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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The school district includes all of Alexander

Alexander Township, Athens County, Ohio

Alexander Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,614 people in the township, 2,590 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 and Lodi

Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio

Lodi Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,403 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Canaan Township - north...

 townships, most of Waterloo Township

Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio

Waterloo Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,605 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*York Township - north...

 as well as a small portion of west-central Athens Township

Athens Township, Athens County, Ohio

Athens Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 27,714 people in the township, 6,680 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 in Athens County

Athens County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 62,223 people, 22,501 households, and 12,713 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 24,901 housing units at an average density of 49 per square mile...

. Columbia Township

Columbia Township, Meigs County, Ohio

Columbia Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,018 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 in northwestern Meigs County

Meigs County, Ohio

Meigs County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,770. Its county seat is Pomeroy, and it is named for Return J. Meigs, Jr., the 4th Governor of Ohio.-Geography:...

 and an extremely small portion of far eastern Knox Township

Knox Township, Vinton County, Ohio

Knox Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 599 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the far eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 in Vinton County also lie within the district.

Albany, shade, parts of guysville. Notable unincorporated communities

Unincorporated area

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 in the district include Carbondale

Carbondale, Ohio

Carbondale is an unincorporated community in northwestern Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45717. It is located a short distance north of State Route 56....

, New Marshfield

New Marshfield, Ohio

New Marshfield is a census-designated place in central Waterloo Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45766...

, and Shade

Shade, Ohio

Shade is an unincorporated community in southern Lodi Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45776. It lies along U.S...

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Schools

The district consists of one Pre-Kindergarten–12 complex, opposite Lake Snowden

Lake Snowden

Lake Snowden is a 675 acre education and recreation park in southeast Ohio 6 miles southwest of Athens and 1 mile northeast of Albany. Lake Snowden is the largest of four lakes which form the Margaret Creek Conservancy District, covering about 136 acres with a maximum lake depth of 42 feet...

 on Route 50

U.S. Route 50

U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over from Ocean City, Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean to West Sacramento, California. Until 1972, when it was replaced by Interstate Highways west of the Sacramento area, it extended to San Francisco, near...

/32. The complex is split into three campuses - an Elementary School (Grades PK-5), a Middle School (Grades 6-8), and a High School http://www.alexanderschools.org/high_school (Grades 9-12).

External links

• Alexander Local Schools – Official site.