Marion Alternative Center

Public high school, grades 6 to 11 · Smiley, Texas

Marion Alternative Center in Smiley, Texas enrolled 12 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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

Enrollment rose 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

10 students in 2022-23, 10 students in 2023-24, 12 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Marion Alternative Center by school year2022-23: 10, 2023-24: 10, 2024-25: 120510152022-23102023-24102024-2512
Students enrolled at Marion Alternative Center by school year2022-23: 10, 2023-24: 10, 2024-25: 120510152022-23102023-24102024-2512
Students enrolled at Marion Alternative Center by school year2022-23: 10, 2023-24: 10, 2024-25: 120510152022-23102023-24102024-2512
Students enrolled at Marion Alternative Center by school year2022-23: 10, 2023-24: 10, 2024-25: 120510152022-23102023-24102024-2512
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310not reportednot reported
2023-24101.28.2
2024-25121.012.0

12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 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 12.0; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.0; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.0; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 14.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Texas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 91.7; This school 12.0; state median 14.0.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marion Alternative Center enrolled 2 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent90.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.7% of students were Hispanic, 25.0% White, 8.3% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic66.7%
  2. White25.0%
  3. Black8.3%

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 Smiley

2 public high schools in Smiley report 2024-25 enrollment; Marion Alternative Center is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Marion Alternative Center1212.066.7%
Nixon-Smiley DAEP1not reportednot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Marion Alternative Center

  1. Nixon-Smiley DAEPThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Nixon-Smiley High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 7.7 miles away: 295 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
  3. Compare Marion Alternative Center with Nixon-Smiley DAEPStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Marion ISD spends per student$13,681 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,681
  5. The largest public schools in TexasMarion Alternative Center is the number 1,834 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,834 of 2,039
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.12.0:1
  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 Marion Alternative Center

  1. How many students attend Marion Alternative Center?
    12 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 10 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Smiley, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Marion Alternative Center?
    12.0 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 Marion Alternative Center a Title I school?
    Marion Alternative Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Marion Alternative Center in?
    Marion ISD, NCES district ID 4829100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482910013401 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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