CHALLENGE AT ALACHUA ACADEMY

As a very small senior high in GAINESVILLE, Florida, CHALLENGE AT ALACHUA ACADEMY enrolls 25 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by ALACHUA. That puts it 98% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

ALACHUA runs 60 schools in total, collectively educating 28,255 students. CHALLENGE AT ALACHUA ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CHALLENGE AT ALACHUA ACADEMY logs that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 44% White. By comparison, Alachua County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Alachua County put median household earnings sit near $61,949, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alachua County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,618 students), CHALLENGE AT ALACHUA ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHALLENGE AT ALACHUA ACADEMY.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

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