Alternative High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · San Antonio, Texas

Alternative High School in San Antonio, Texas enrolled 159 students in 2024-25 with 28.2 full-time teachers, 5.6 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 22%

158 students in 2022-23, 145 students in 2023-24, 159 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.1 to 28.2.

Students enrolled at Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 158, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231582023-241452024-25159
Students enrolled at Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 158, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231582023-241452024-25159
Students enrolled at Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 158, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231582023-241452024-25159
Students enrolled at Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 158, 2023-24: 145, 2024-25: 1590501001502002022-231582023-241452024-25159
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315823.16.8
2023-2414534.04.3
2024-2515928.25.6

5.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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; This school 5.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 5.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 5.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 5.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 5.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 5.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 5.6; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 5.6state median 14.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

3 AP courses and one counselor per 83 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alternative High School enrolled 166 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 154 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses3
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 83 of the 166 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions154
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

69.2% of students were Hispanic, 11.9% White, 11.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic69.2%
  2. White11.9%
  3. Black11.9%
  4. Asian4.4%
  5. Two or more races1.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%

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 San Antonio

120 public high schools in San Antonio report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Reagan High School3,40318.814.2%
East Central High School3,36218.564.8%
Johnson High School3,19618.618.2%
Brennan High School2,96517.027.8%
Harlan High School2,77817.721.9%
Clark High School2,75016.330.6%
Taft High School2,67016.926.4%
Brandeis High School2,65716.921.8%

All public schools in San Antonio →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alternative High School

  1. Stevens High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 2,546 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Idea Mays College PreparatoryThe next nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 748 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Alternative High School with Stevens High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Northside ISD spends per student$10,632 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,632
  5. The largest public schools in TexasAlternative High School is the number 1,422 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,422 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher5.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.5.6:1
  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 Alternative High School

  1. How many students attend Alternative High School?
    159 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 158 in 2022-23. It is a high school in San Antonio, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alternative High School?
    5.6 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 Alternative High School a Title I school?
    Alternative High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Alternative High School in?
    Northside ISD, NCES district ID 4833120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483312006149 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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