High school (grades 9-12) · Winter Park, FL

Aloma High Charter

Federal NCES profile for Aloma High Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 120144007455Charter school
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Aloma High Charter earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of Florida schools.

#1 of 3
high schools in Winter Park · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
40.6:1
large classes for Florida
0.8%
free-lunch eligible

Aloma High Charter has class sizes larger than 98% of Florida schools. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Aloma High Charter ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Winter Park, FL.

School address

Enrollment

447

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

11.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

40.6:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

+128% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

0.8%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-98% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Aloma High Charter compares with Florida and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Aloma High Charter

Aloma High Charter is a lower-poverty, mid-sized charter high school in Winter Park, Florida, enrolling 447 students.

Class loads run heavy: 40.6:1 is larger than about 98% of Florida schools and 128% above the 17.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 0.8% free-meal eligibility runs 98% below the Florida average.

Enrollment of 447 puts it in the smaller third of Florida schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Among 73 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Florida schools statewide, it ranks #54, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (64%) and African American (21%) (diversity index 54/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Its district draws 18.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Orange also operates Apopka High (3,446 students) and Timber Creek High (3,383 students) alongside Aloma High Charter.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Aloma High Charter compares

Aloma High Charter on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 40.6:1 ▲ 128% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 0.8% ▼ 98% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 447 top 67% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

40.6:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
447
Bigger than 54% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
0.8%
free-lunch eligible - 98% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
40.6:1
students per teacher - 128% above state mean
Top 98% in Florida - lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Funding equity
$11,578
per pupil, district-wide - above Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 63.8%
African American 20.8%
White 10.5%
Two or More 3.1%
Asian 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 63.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.8, Aloma High Charter is about as mixed as the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Orange, which includes Aloma High Charter.

$11,578
Per student
+4%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-30%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 53.2%
State 28.8%
Federal 18.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Aloma High Charter Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Apopka High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Timber Creek High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Winter Park High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Colonial High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
Windermere High Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Aloma High Charter's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Orange · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Aloma High Charter's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Aloma High Charter

How many students attend Aloma High Charter?

Aloma High Charter has 447 students enrolled. It is a high school in Winter Park, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Aloma High Charter?

The student-teacher ratio at Aloma High Charter is 40.6:1, which is 128% higher than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 159% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Aloma High Charter?

0.8% of students at Aloma High Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Aloma High Charter?

The largest demographic group at Aloma High Charter is Hispanic or Latino at 63.8% of enrollment, in Winter Park, FL. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Aloma High Charter?

Aloma High Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Aloma High Charter rank among high schools in Winter Park?

By Resource Investment Index, Aloma High Charter ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Winter Park, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Winter Park on the city page.

Is Aloma High Charter a good school?

Aloma High Charter earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 98% of Florida schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Orange?

Besides Aloma High Charter, Orange also operates Apopka High (3,446 students), Timber Creek High (3,383 students), and Winter Park High (3,277 students). See the Orange district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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