Alamosa Alternative Education School

Alamosa Alternative Education School is one of the minimally staffed secondary schools in ALAMOSA, Colorado, operated by Alamosa School District No. Re-11J, with 60 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 90% below typical.

Alamosa School District No. Re-11J comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,038 students; Alamosa Alternative Education School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Alamosa Alternative Education School shows that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 17% White. By comparison, Alamosa County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Alamosa County (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Alamosa County) shows that median household earnings sit near $55,397, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alamosa Alternative Education School is one of 8 public schools in Alamosa County (combined enrollment of about 2,294 students).

Nearest neighbor: Alamosa Online, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Alamosa Alternative Education School.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Alamosa Alternative Education School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.