ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CENTRAL

ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CENTRAL is a multi-level school of very small scale in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, run under PALM BEACH, educateing 12 students in grades 4 through 12. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 353 students each, so ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CENTRAL sits 97% below that benchmark.

PALM BEACH runs 233 schools in total, collectively educating 191,505 students. ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CENTRAL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CENTRAL logs that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Black, 17% White, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CENTRAL logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Palm Beach County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Palm Beach County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,581 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Palm Beach County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 192,831 students), ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CENTRAL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PALM BEACH REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM CENTRAL has shrank 8%, going from 13 students in 2018 to 12 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 46% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 6.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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