The starting salary for a decreed teacher in the district in 1972 was about US$7,500 per year.
[1] In 2006, Alton High School moved to a new facility at the site of the former J.B. Johnson Elementary School and Vocational Center.
The entire cost for this project was $57 million[2] In 2009, Alton High School was recognized as a bronze medal school by U.S.
[3] Additionally, in 2010, Alton Middle School was designated as an Illinois Horizon School To Watch.
[4] Robert Wadlow (tallest man in history) went to this school.