Mid Valley Alternative Charter

Mid Valley Alternative Charter is a minimally staffed elementary campus in Hanford, California, operated by Kit Carson Union Elementary. The school hosts 60 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 87% below the state mean of about 465.

Across the 2 schools in Kit Carson Union Elementary (405 students total), Mid Valley Alternative Charter accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mid Valley Alternative Charter lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 15% White, 12% Black, 10% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Kings County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Mid Valley Alternative Charter lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at Mid Valley Alternative Charter qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, census data for Kings County shows median household earnings sit near $70,995, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Mid Valley Alternative Charter is one of 67 public schools in Kings County (combined enrollment of about 28,742 students).

Kit Carson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site. Mid Valley Alternative Charter operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mid Valley Alternative Charter's enrollment has expanded 233% since 2018, when it stood at 18 (now 60). White enrollment moved from 61% to 15% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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