Center for Alternative Learning

As a rural-scale senior high in Chico, California, Center for Alternative Learning works with 34 students from grades 6 through 12, part of Chico Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 96% leaner than the state mean of about 838.

Chico Unified runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 12,260 students. Center for Alternative Learning is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Center for Alternative Learning records that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 32% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Butte County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Center for Alternative Learning tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Butte County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Butte County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,928 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Butte County's 96 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,730 students), Center for Alternative Learning is one campus in the mix.

Fair View High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Center for Alternative Learning's enrollment has ticked up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 30 (now 34). The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 40% to 32% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.