COMPASS Alternative School

COMPASS Alternative School, a mid-tier K-12 campus in Anderson, Indiana, one of the schools within Anderson Community School Corp, teaches students from the surrounding community, covering grade M.

Across the 9 schools in Anderson Community School Corp (6,181 students total), COMPASS Alternative School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the income-and-resources front, Class-load math at COMPASS Alternative School comes out to about 6.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 24.5:1, putting COMPASS Alternative School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, census data for Madison County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,037 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. COMPASS Alternative School is one of 32 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students).

Nearest neighbor: Anderson Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

COMPASS Alternative School operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 5-year window, the student count edged down 52%: 77 students in 2018 compared to 37 in 2023. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2023.

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