Alternative Learning Center
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Austin, Texas
Alternative Learning Center in Austin, Texas enrolled 113 students in 2024-25 with 18.1 full-time teachers, 6.2 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 81%
114 students in 2022-23, 97 students in 2023-24, 113 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.0 to 18.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 114 | 10.0 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 97 | 17.5 | 5.5 |
| 2024-25 | 113 | 18.1 | 6.2 |
6.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alternative Learning Center enrolled 58 students; it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions37
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
67.3% of students were Hispanic, 15.9% Black, 9.7% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic67.3%
- Black15.9%
- White9.7%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian2.7%
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 Austin
50 public high schools in Austin report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Travis High School | 3,569 | 17.3 | not reported |
| Bowie High School | 2,876 | 17.6 | 11.5% |
| Westwood High School | 2,858 | 17.9 | 9.8% |
| Westlake High School | 2,854 | 13.8 | not reported |
| Mcneil High School | 2,660 | 16.7 | 20.5% |
| Vandegrift High School | 2,437 | 16.2 | 6.7% |
| Akins High School | 2,421 | 15.7 | 61.2% |
| Austin High School | 2,323 | 18.5 | 20.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Alternative Learning Center
- Lasa High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 1,616 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Eastside Early College High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 663 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Alternative Learning Center with Lasa High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Austin ISD spends per student$12,950 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,950
- The largest public schools in TexasAlternative Learning Center is the number 1,548 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,548 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher6.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.6.2:1
- 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 Learning Center
How many students attend Alternative Learning Center?
113 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 114 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Austin, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Alternative Learning Center?
6.2 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.Is Alternative Learning Center a Title I school?
Alternative Learning Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Alternative Learning Center in?
Austin ISD, NCES district ID 4808940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480894009076 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.