Cambridge Alternative High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Garden City, Michigan

Cambridge Alternative High School in Garden City, Michigan enrolled 258 students in 2024-25 with 10.8 full-time teachers, 23.9 students per teacher against the Michigan high-school median of 18.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-54% (Michigan: 81.8%).

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

Enrollment fell 27% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

353 students in 2022-23, 314 students in 2023-24, 258 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.1 to 10.8.

Students enrolled at Cambridge Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 25801002003004002022-233532023-243142024-25258
Students enrolled at Cambridge Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 25801002003004002022-233532023-243142024-25258
Students enrolled at Cambridge Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 25801002003004002022-233532023-243142024-25258
Students enrolled at Cambridge Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 353, 2023-24: 314, 2024-25: 25801002003004002022-233532023-243142024-25258
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335312.129.2
2023-2431412.924.3
2024-2525810.823.9

23.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Michigan high schools

Among the 840 Michigan high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; 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, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 23.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 23.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 23.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 23.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 23.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 23.9state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Michigan high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.7; This school 23.9; state median 18.4.2 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 23.9state median 18.4U.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).

One counselor per 154 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cambridge Alternative High School enrolled 307 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 154 of the 307 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

57.4% of students were White, 32.6% Black, 5.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White57.4%
  2. Black32.6%
  3. Hispanic5.4%
  4. Two or more races3.5%
  5. American Indian0.8%
  6. Asian0.4%

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.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Cambridge Alternative High School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Math5% or less24‑28% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50-54% of the 192 students in Cambridge Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate50‑54%69%81.8%
Students in the class192373115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Garden City

2 public high schools in Garden City report 2024-25 enrollment; Cambridge Alternative High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Garden City High School89618.138.4%
Cambridge Alternative High School25823.970.5%

All public schools in Garden City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cambridge Alternative High School

  1. Garden City High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 896 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Franklin High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 1,272 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Cambridge Alternative High School with Garden City High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Garden City Public Schools spends per student$20,375 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,375
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganCambridge Alternative High School is the number 519 by size of 908 Michigan high schools open in 2024-25.#519 of 908
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher23.9 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 18.4 for high schools.23.9:1
  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 Cambridge Alternative High School

  1. How many students attend Cambridge Alternative High School?
    258 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 353 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Garden City, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cambridge Alternative High School?
    23.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cambridge Alternative High School a Title I school?
    Cambridge Alternative High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Cambridge Alternative High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Cambridge Alternative High School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 34.5% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Cambridge Alternative High School?
    50-54% of the 192 students in Cambridge Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Cambridge Alternative High School in?
    Garden City Public Schools, NCES district ID 2615540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261554002045 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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