Alton Community Unit School District 11

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Alton Community Unit School District 11
Address
1854 East Broadway
, Illinois , 62002
United States
Coordinates 38°56′08″N90°09′29″W / 38.93556°N 90.15806°W / 38.93556; -90.15806
District information
Type Public school (government funded)
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentKristie Baumgartner
Students and staff
Students6788 (2007)
Other information
Website Official website

Alton Community Unit School District #11 in Madison County, Illinois is a public school district consisting of seven elementary schools, one high school, one middle school, an early childhood center, and an alternative education school. They have a high school football team that play frequent games.

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History

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. At the same time, the district's three middle schools, North Middle, West Middle, and East Middle, were merged to form Alton Middle School, which is located at Alton High School's former campus. 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. News. [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.

Current schools

Former schools

Notes

  1. "No action taken on teachers' pay". Alton Evening Telegraph. Vol. 136, no. 301. Alton, Illinois: Alton Telegraph Printing Company. January 11, 1972. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  2. River Bend Growth Association .
  3. Bassett, Kathie. AHS recognized as one of country's best Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine . The Telegraph, 2009-12-12
  4. Association Of Illinois Middle Level Schools. Robert Wadlow went to this school. Illinois Horizon Schools: Schools To Watch Directory Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine

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