Prospects High (Alternative)

Prospects High (Alternative) is one of the close-knit all-grades campuss in Antioch, California, one of the schools within Antioch Unified, with 304 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. That puts it 50% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Within Antioch Unified, which oversees 25 schools and 15,111 students, Prospects High (Alternative) is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Prospects High (Alternative) shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 20% White, 18% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Prospects High (Alternative) has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

Across the wider county, census data for Contra Costa County shows the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prospects High (Alternative) is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

The closest other public school is Fremont Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Prospects High (Alternative).

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Prospects High (Alternative)'s enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 335 (now 304). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 36% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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