South Central Alternative High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bismarck, North Dakota

South Central Alternative High School in Bismarck, North Dakota enrolled 97 students in 2024-25 with 6.7 full-time teachers, 14.5 students per teacher against the North Dakota high-school median of 10.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (North Dakota: 38.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 10-14% (North Dakota: 83.2%).

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

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

94 students in 2022-23, 118 students in 2023-24, 97 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.7 to 6.7.

Students enrolled at South Central Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 94, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 970501001502022-23942023-241182024-2597
Students enrolled at South Central Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 94, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 970501001502022-23942023-241182024-2597
Students enrolled at South Central Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 94, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 970501001502022-23942023-241182024-2597
Students enrolled at South Central Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 94, 2023-24: 118, 2024-25: 970501001502022-23942023-241182024-2597
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23946.714.0
2023-241186.717.6
2024-25976.714.5

14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 North Dakota high schools

Among the 165 North Dakota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; 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, North Dakota high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.0 to 49.0; This school 14.5; state median 10.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Dakota high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.0 to 49.0; This school 14.5; state median 10.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Dakota high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.0 to 49.0; This school 14.5; state median 10.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 10.1U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Dakota high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.0 to 49.0; This school 14.5; state median 10.1.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.5state median 10.1U.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 95 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Central Alternative High School enrolled 95 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 95 of the 95 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

53.6% of students were White, 23.7% American Indian, 11.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White53.6%
  2. American Indian23.7%
  3. Two or more races11.3%
  4. Hispanic8.2%
  5. Black3.1%

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 South Central Alternative High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 38.9% in math across North Dakota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Dakota, 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Dakota
Mathunder 50%43% (2021-22)38.9%

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

10-14% of the 77 students in South Central Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.2% across North Dakota. 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 districtNorth Dakota
Four-year graduation rate10‑14%88%83.2%
Students in the class779978,249

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 Bismarck

4 public high schools in Bismarck report 2024-25 enrollment; South Central Alternative High School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Legacy High School1,41916.813.9%
Century High School1,40616.411.2%
Bismarck High School1,36716.120.3%
South Central Alternative High School9714.599.0%

All public schools in Bismarck →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Central Alternative High School

  1. Bismarck High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 1,367 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Century High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.8 miles away: 1,406 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare South Central Alternative High School with Bismarck High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bismarck School District 1 spends per student$14,558 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,558
  5. The largest public schools in North DakotaSouth Central Alternative High School is the number 94 by size of 171 North Dakota high schools open in 2024-25.#94 of 171
  6. North Dakota schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the North Dakota median of 10.1 for high schools.14.5:1
  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 South Central Alternative High School

  1. How many students attend South Central Alternative High School?
    97 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 94 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bismarck, ND.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Central Alternative High School?
    14.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Dakota median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Central Alternative High School a Title I school?
    South Central Alternative High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at South Central Alternative High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at South Central Alternative High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 38.9% in math across North Dakota. North Dakota'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 South Central Alternative High School?
    10-14% of the 77 students in South Central Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.2% across North Dakota. 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 South Central Alternative High School in?
    Bismarck School District 1, NCES district ID 3800014. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 380001400739 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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