Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex

As a moderately sized high school in Los Angeles, California, Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex instructs 1,031 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex sits 23% bigger than that benchmark.

Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex District is the operating authority for Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Downtown Value is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex.

The school occupies a city-core site. Alliance Gertz-Ressler Richard Merkin 6-12 Complex operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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