San Carlos Alternative High School

As a minimally staffed combined-grade school in San Carlos, Arizona, San Carlos Alternative High School enrolls 37 students from grades K through 12, operated by San Carlos Unified District (4210). Compared to the state average of about 550 students per school, that is 93% below typical.

San Carlos Unified District (4210) comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,438 students; San Carlos Alternative High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, San Carlos Alternative High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

Zooming out to the county, Gila County reports that median household income runs about $61,986, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gila County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,722 students), San Carlos Alternative High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: San Carlos High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around San Carlos Alternative High School.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at San Carlos Alternative High School has ticked down 24%, going from 49 students in 2018 to 37 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.