Alexander City Schools

[1] The Alexander City schools were affected historically by desegregation efforts within Alabama.

[4] All graduates of Benjamin Russell High School gain two years of tuition-free education through the Central Alabama Community College under the Gateway to Education Scholarship Program, which was awarded the National Civic Star Award by the American Association of School Administrators in 2007.

The district's Strategic Plan for 2008–2013 includes targets for dental screening, physical activity for all students, responsible eating and nutritional information, safety codes, behavior monitoring, richer student experiences and problem solving, after-school programs, mentorship program, parental involvement, greater professional development for teachers, and art and foreign-language teaching.

Boys' shirts must be tucked in, and shorts and skirts must be no shorter than 2 inches above the kneecap.

The latter consists of a maximum of three licks administered in private to the student's buttocks with a wooden paddle.