Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High

Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High is a senior high of micro-enrollment scale in Los Angeles, California, run under Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High District, enrolling 239 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High District is the operating authority for Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High shows that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is El Rio Community, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High.

Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High operates from a city-core location. As a public charter, Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.