Enrollment
68
Combined
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREVARD·NCES 120015002055
SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER
2175 N WICKHAM RD, MELBOURNE, FL 32935 · (321) 242-4770 · Brevard County
GRADES 01–12COMBINED13-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL68 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
48 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 2 | 3% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
17.6%
own-school result
Math
9.6%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.6% | 9.6% |
| 2023-24 | 12.6% | 14.2% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 68 | #101 of 180 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
68
+49 (+258%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 68
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 3.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68 | 6 | 11.3:1 | 71% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | 7 | 14.3:1 | 69% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 7 | 9.6:1 | 70% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 19 | 6 | 3.2:1 | 63% (12) |
| 2017-18 | 54 | 7 | 7.7:1 | 69% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 44 | 9 | 4.9:1 | 75% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 73% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 4 | 17.0:1 | 53% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER.
About SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER
SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is classified as a combined-grade school. It is located in MELBOURNE, Florida. It enrolled 68 students in grades 1 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 81% lower than the average for combined schools in Florida, which is about 353.
BREVARD is made up of 109 schools with 73,587 students in all.
SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 35%. Smaller groups are 34% White, 19% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. County-wide, 10% of Brevard County residents are Black. SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER was 11.3:1. On average, combined schools in Florida have 17.7:1, compared with 11.3:1 here. SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 71%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Brevard County is 42%.
Across Brevard County, the median household income is $78,476, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brevard County is home to 113 public schools and about 73,587 public school students.
SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.8 miles from SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER. The five-mile area around SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 19 in 2020-21 and 68 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 3.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
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Brevard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
632,780
Census ACS
Median income
$78,476
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
73,587 students
Quick facts
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- MELBOURNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,210 students
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- ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,917 students
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- PALM BAY MAGNET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
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- QUEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 687 students
- ROY ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 619 students
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- SABAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 493
- LYNDON B. JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 580
- CROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 464
- DR. W.J. CREEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 542
- EAU GALLIE HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 1,398
- ROY ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERHow many students attend SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER?
SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER enrolls approximately 68 students in grades 01-12.
Is SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is a combined-grade school covering grades 01-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is approximately 11.3:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER?
Student demographics at SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER are roughly 34% White, 12% Hispanic, 35% Black, 19% Two or more.
What district is SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER in?
SOUTH AREA ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is part of BREVARD.
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