ALEXANDER COUNTY SCHOOLS

Here we list schools that were once active in the county, including all the one-room schools.
If you know of any I have missed, please send them to me and the location, if known.
Also send any other information you may have about the school.
(Please note: This is not intended to be a complete list.)

SCHOOL	LOCATION
BLAND SCHOOL	This school was located just north of Tamms on Route 127. It was a school for black students grades 1-8 until probably the 1950s.
BROWNVILLE SCHOOL	Near Thebes and the Beech Grove Church
CACHE SCHOOL	On Route 127 at the former community of Cache
CAIRO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	In Cairo-Closed about 2003
CAIRO PUBLIC SCHOOL OF THE 1800	--
CAMELOT SCHOOL	In Cairo-This was a private school. Closed a number of years ago.
CAUBLE SCHOOL	Northwest of Elco. This one-room school was built in 1861. It fell into decay many years ago.
CLEAR CREEK SCHOOL	--
DELTA SCHOOL	On the Old Delta Road just north of the Grapevine Trail where the Delta Community use to exist.
ELCO SCHOOL	In Elco--This was a three-room school which was active until about 1964 when it consolidated with Tamms and became part of the Egyptian Community Unit School District
ELMWOOD SCHOOL	In Cairo
FAYVILLE SCHOOL	In the Fayville area
GALE SCHOOL	In the village of Gale-- The building doesn't exist anymore. It was torn down in the 1980s.
GARRISON SCHOOL	At 33rd and Popular in Cairo
GERMAN SCHOOL	Cairo
GOOSE ISLAND SCHOOL	On Goose Island in 1899.
HAZELWOOD SCHOOL	Between Tamms and Elco on the Newell Road. This school was built in 1881 and was active until the late 1950s.
HODGES PARK	In the Hodges Park community.
HUFFMAN SCHOOL	It was built in 1880.
HULEN SCHOOL	Diswood area
LINCOLN SCHOOL	In Cairo
LONDON SCHOOL	Near Olive Branch
MC CLURE GRADE SCHOOL	Now a part of Shawnee School District
MC CLURE HIGH SCHOOL	In Mc Clure
MC CRAVEN SCHOOL	Between McClure and Thebes
MC DANIEL SCHOOL	On the Mc Daniel School Road west of Tamms
OLIVE BRANCH GRADE SCHOOL	In Olive Branch
OLIVE BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL	In Olive Banch
PALMER SCHOOL	Was located five miles west of Elco in 1882 on the Richard Palmer farm.
PENCE SCHOOL	In the Rock Springs area. The school building is no longer there.
SAFFORD SCHOOL	Located in Cairo.
ST. COLUMBA GRADE SCHOOL	14th Street near Washington, Cairo
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC GRADE SCHOOL	Located at 421 Cross St., Cairo. Closed 1952 Principal listed: Louis Fortenberry
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	Located at 421 Cross St., Cairo. Closed 1952.
ST. PATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Located at 312 9th St, Cairo.
SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL	Located at 2207 Popular Street in Cairo. This was a black school. It closed in 1967.
TAMMS GRADE SCHOOL	In Tamms
TAMMS HIGH SCHOOL/ ALEXANDER COUNTY CENTRAL	Located in Tamms. It was changed from Tamms H. S. to Alexander County Central when it was integrated about 1953.
THEBES GRADE SCHOOL	Located in Thebes. Closed in 1968 when it consolidated with Egyptian Community Unit School District.
THEBES HIGH SCHOOL	Located in Thebes. Closed in 1968 when it consolidated with Egyptian Community Unit School District.
TWENTE SCHOOL	Located northwest of Olive Branch on the Twente Crossing Road
UNITY SCHOOL	Located in the Unity Community.
UPPER ELCO SCHOOL	Located near the Alexander-Union County line north of Elco. It was active until 1958.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL	Located in Cairo--This was an all black school, sitting where they built Bennett School.
WHITE POND SCHOOL	This was a school for Black students. It was in existence in the 1880s. May have been located near the White Pond farm northeast of Tamms toward Ullin.
YOUNG SCHOOL	Located in Sandusky--this was a black school located on the road past Dominges store. It was integrated into Tamms School in the 1950s.