Taunton Alternative High School

Public high school, grades 11 to 12 · Taunton, Massachusetts

Taunton Alternative High School in Taunton, Massachusetts enrolled 74 students in 2024-25 with 4.8 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50-59% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

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

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

69 students in 2022-23, 85 students in 2023-24, 74 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.4 to 4.8.

Students enrolled at Taunton Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 69, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 7402550751002022-23692023-24852024-2574
Students enrolled at Taunton Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 69, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 7402550751002022-23692023-24852024-2574
Students enrolled at Taunton Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 69, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 7402550751002022-23692023-24852024-2574
Students enrolled at Taunton Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 69, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 7402550751002022-23692023-24852024-2574
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23695.412.8
2023-24855.017.1
2024-25744.815.6

15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools

Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; 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, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 15.6; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 15.6; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 15.6; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; This school 15.6; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.6state median 11.2U.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 Taunton Alternative High School enrolled 72 students; it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

51.4% of students were White, 21.6% Black, 17.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White51.4%
  2. Black21.6%
  3. Hispanic17.6%
  4. Two or more races8.1%
  5. Asian1.4%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50-59% of the 48 students in Taunton Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. 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 districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate50‑59%90%89.2%
Students in the class4854572,602

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 Taunton

3 public high schools in Taunton report 2024-25 enrollment; Taunton Alternative High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Taunton High2,87716.6not reported
Bristol-Plymouth Vocational Technical1,33513.4not reported
Taunton Alternative High School7415.6not reported

All public schools in Taunton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Taunton Alternative High School

  1. Taunton HighThe nearest public high school, 1.3 miles away: 2,877 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Bristol-Plymouth Vocational TechnicalThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,335 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Taunton Alternative High School with Taunton HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Taunton Public Schools spends per student$18,383 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,383
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsTaunton Alternative High School is the number 352 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#352 of 378
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.15.6:1
  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 Taunton Alternative High School

  1. How many students attend Taunton Alternative High School?
    74 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 69 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Taunton, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Taunton Alternative High School?
    15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Taunton Alternative High School a Title I school?
    Taunton Alternative High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Taunton Alternative High School?
    50-59% of the 48 students in Taunton Alternative High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. 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.
  5. What district is Taunton Alternative High School in?
    Taunton Public Schools, NCES district ID 2511520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 251152002778 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.

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