Holyoke Alternative School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Holyoke, Colorado
Holyoke Alternative School in Holyoke, Colorado enrolled 19 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 50%
22 students in 2022-23, 24 students in 2023-24, 19 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 22 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 2023-24 | 24 | 1.0 | 24.0 |
| 2024-25 | 19 | 1.0 | 19.0 |
19.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Colorado high schools
Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; 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 Holyoke Alternative School enrolled 25 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent59.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.4% of students were Hispanic, 31.6% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic68.4%
- White31.6%
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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
60-79% of the 16 students in Holyoke Alternative School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. 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.
| This school | Its district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 60‑79% | 80‑89% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 16 | 54 | 68,390 |
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 Holyoke
2 public high schools in Holyoke report 2024-25 enrollment; Holyoke Alternative School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyoke Senior High School | 212 | 11.2 | 50.0% |
| Holyoke Alternative School | 19 | 19.0 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Holyoke Alternative School
- Holyoke Senior High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 212 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Haxtun Jr/Sr High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 18 miles away: 142 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Holyoke Alternative School with Holyoke Senior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Holyoke School District No. Re-1J spends per student$13,779 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,779
- The largest public schools in ColoradoHolyoke Alternative School is the number 425 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#425 of 436
- Colorado schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.19.0:1
- 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 Holyoke Alternative School
How many students attend Holyoke Alternative School?
19 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 22 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Holyoke, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Holyoke Alternative School?
19.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Holyoke Alternative School a Title I school?
Holyoke Alternative School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Holyoke Alternative School?
60-79% of the 16 students in Holyoke Alternative School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. 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.What district is Holyoke Alternative School in?
Holyoke School District No. Re-1J, NCES district ID 0804710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080471006610 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 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.