Enrollment
1
Maryland · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Rockville, MD
Alternative Programs
Federal NCES profile for Alternative Programs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 240048001451
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 100
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Alternative Programs earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Maryland.
- #1 of 5
- high schools in Rockville · Resource Index
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 1
- students enrolled
By Resource Investment Index, Alternative Programs ranks #1 of 5 high schools in Rockville, MD.
School address
District: Montgomery County Public Schools · Maryland
NCES ID 240048001451 Verify on NCES CCD record →
What stands out at Alternative Programs
Alternative Programs is a small high school in Rockville, Maryland, enrolling 1 students.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Maryland schools, with 1 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 1,382 Maryland schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 1 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Among Rockville's high schools, it stands alongside Richard Montgomery High (2,366 students): Alternative Programs is smaller than that campus by headcount.
Montgomery County Public Schools also operates Montgomery Blair High (3,266 students) and Walter Johnson High (3,016 students) alongside Alternative Programs.
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 Alternative Programs compares
Alternative Programs on the metrics families compare, against Maryland and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Maryland | Maryland avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment | 1 | top 100% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
1
Bigger than 0% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Funding equity
$18,101
per pupil, district-wide
- below Maryland avg of $20,446
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 1 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Montgomery County Public Schools, which includes Alternative Programs.
$18,101
Per student
-11%
vs Maryland
Avg $20,446
+9%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.0%
State 23.7%
Federal 10.3%
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 Alternative Programs Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Blair High | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Walter Johnson High | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Wheaton High | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Gaithersburg High | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
| Seneca Valley High | Larger | No free-lunch data | No ratio data |
Comparisons are relative to Alternative Programs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 3,266
- Students per teacher
- 17:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
- Enrollment
- 3,016
- Students per teacher
- 19.1:1
- Resource Index
- 51/100
- Enrollment
- 2,794
- Students per teacher
- 17.8:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 2,441
- Students per teacher
- 14.4:1
- Resource Index
- 56/100
- Enrollment
- 2,409
- Students per teacher
- 15.6:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
Similar high schools in Rockville
4 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Richard Montgomery High
Standard public school
2,366 students 17.7:1 students per teacher
Thomas S. Wootton High
Standard public school
1,870 students 18:1 students per teacher
Col. Zadok Magruder High
Standard public school
1,671 students 15.3:1 students per teacher
Rockville High
Standard public school
1,550 students 16.1:1 students per teacher
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Maryland, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Alternative Programs's federal record.
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- Montgomery County Public Schools's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
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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 Alternative Programs
How many students attend Alternative Programs?
Alternative Programs has 1 student enrolled. It is a high school in Rockville, MD.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Alternative Programs?
Alternative Programs has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Alternative Programs rank among high schools in Rockville?
By Resource Investment Index, Alternative Programs ranks #1 of 5 high schools in Rockville, MD. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Rockville on the city page.
Is Alternative Programs a good school?
Alternative Programs earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Maryland. 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 Montgomery County Public Schools?
Besides Alternative Programs, Montgomery County Public Schools also operates Montgomery Blair High (3,266 students), Walter Johnson High (3,016 students), and Wheaton High (2,794 students). See the Montgomery County Public Schools district page for the complete list.
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