Alter School

Public high school, grades 6 to 11 · Alba, Texas

Alter School in Alba, Texas enrolled 2 students in 2024-25 with 0.9 full-time teachers, 2.2 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 60% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 82%

5 students in 2022-23, 2 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 0.5 to 0.9.

Students enrolled at Alter School by school year2022-23: 5, 2024-25: 202462022-2352024-252
Students enrolled at Alter School by school year2022-23: 5, 2024-25: 202462022-2352024-252
Students enrolled at Alter School by school year2022-23: 5, 2024-25: 202462022-2352024-252
Students enrolled at Alter School by school year2022-23: 5, 2024-25: 202462022-2352024-252
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350.510.2
2024-2520.92.2

2.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Texas high schools

Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Alter School 2.2; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlter School 2.2state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Alter School 2.2; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlter School 2.2state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Alter School 2.2; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlter School 2.2state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; Alter School 2.2; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlter School 2.2state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alter School enrolled 3 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

50.0% of students were White, 50.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White50.0%
  2. Hispanic50.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

High schools in Alba

2 public high schools in Alba report 2024-25 enrollment; Alter School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alba-Golden High School43311.756.8%
Alter School22.2not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alter School

  1. Alba-Golden High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 433 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Yantis SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 150 students, 9.7 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Alter School with Alba-Golden High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Alba-Golden ISD spends per student$12,224 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,224
  5. The largest public schools in TexasAlter School is the number 1,945 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,945 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher2.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.2.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alter School

  1. How many students attend Alter School?
    2 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 5 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Alba, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alter School?
    2.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alter School a Title I school?
    Alter School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Alter School in?
    Alba-Golden ISD, NCES district ID 4807650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480765007158 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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