ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL

As a substantial all-grades campus in ALTHA, Florida, ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL educates 653 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by CALHOUN. Enrollment runs roughly 85% above the state mean of about 353.

ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by CALHOUN, a district that enrolls 2,031 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest comes out to 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 55.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Calhoun County put median household income runs about $50,517, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Calhoun County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,031 students), of which ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL is one.

BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, ALTHA PUBLIC SCHOOL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 55.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 637 students in 2018 compared to 653 in 2025.

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