Jonathan Alder High School

Jonathan Alder High School is an NCA accredited public high school located in Canaan Township, Ohio,^[5] with a Plain City address. It is the only high school in the Jonathan Alder Local School District.^[6] The school, as well as the district, are named after Jonathan Alder, the first white settler in Madison County.

TypePublic, Coeducational high school

MottoValue the Past. Invest in Today. Elevate the Future.

Opened1957

School district

Jonathan Alder Local Schools

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Jonathan Alder High School
Location
9200 U.S. Route 42 S Plain City , (Madison County) , Ohio 43064 United States 40°4′41″N 83°17′16″W
Information
Type	Public, Coeducational high school
Motto	Value the Past. Invest in Today. Elevate the Future.
Opened	1957
School district	Jonathan Alder Local Schools
Superintendent	Gary Chapman[1]
CEEB code	364205
Principal	Clint Hayes[2]
Teaching staff	34.57 (FTE)[3]
Grades	9-12
Student to teacher ratio	19.41[3]
Campus type	Rural
Colors	Black and Scarlet[1]
Athletics conference	Central Buckeye Conference[1]
Team name	Pioneers[1]
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
Newspaper	The Pioneer Press
Yearbook	The Powderhorn
Website	www.alder.k12.oh.us/o/jahs

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Within Madison County the district includes that county's section of Plain City and Plumwood.^[7] In Union County the district includes the rest of Plain City and most of the New California census-designated place.^[8] In Franklin County the district includes a portion of Dublin.^[9]

The current building was first occupied in the 2005–2006 school year. The original Jonathan Alder High School was built at 6440 Kilbury-Huber Rd., and was turned into a Junior High School when the new building was built.