Alternative Learning Center

Alternative Learning Center is a multi-level school of minimally staffed scale in San Bernardino, California, overseen by San Bernardino City Unified, teacheing 34 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 94% below the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Alternative Learning Center is one of 72 schools operated by San Bernardino City Unified, a district that teaches 44,080 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Alternative Learning Center reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school logs 12% White, 12% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for San Bernardino County indicate median household income runs about $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Alternative Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

Del Vallejo Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alternative Learning Center.

Alternative Learning Center operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Alternative Learning Center's enrollment has declined 3% since 2018, when it stood at 35 (now 34). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.