NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER

Located at 301 GROVE BLVD, in MERRITT ISLAND, Florida, NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is a minimally staffed multi-level school that educates 61 students (grades 3 through 12), part of BREVARD. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 353 students each, so NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER sits 83% leaner than that benchmark.

BREVARD runs 109 schools in total, collectively educating 73,587 students. NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is one of those campuses.

On demographics, NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER reports that the largest single group is Black at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Brevard County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Brevard County shows median household earnings sit near $78,476, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Brevard County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,587 students), NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GARDENDALE SEPARATE DAY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. NORTH/CENTRAL AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER's enrollment has climbed 27% since 2018, when it stood at 48 (now 61). Black enrollment moved from 29% to 44% across the same window.

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