GOODING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER

Set in GOODING, Idaho, GOODING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus, part of GOODING JOINT DISTRICT. It teaches 32 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 455 students per school, that is 93% smaller than typical.

Within GOODING JOINT DISTRICT, which oversees 4 schools and 1,189 students, GOODING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, GOODING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER logs that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school logs 44% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at GOODING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Gooding County's rate of about 61%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Gooding County indicate median household income runs about $63,559, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Gooding County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,085 students), GOODING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER is one campus in the mix.

NORTH VALLEY ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

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