Indiana Gateway Alternative School

Indiana Gateway Alternative School is a public low-enrollment high school in Clarksville, Indiana. Its enrollment is 365 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 816 students for high schools in Indiana.

The 5 schools of Clarksville Community School Corp, including Indiana Gateway Alternative School, enroll 7,174 students.

Federal enrollment data show Indiana Gateway Alternative School is 73% White. Other groups include 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.

Indiana Gateway Alternative School reports a ratio of 17.8 students per teacher, from 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.8:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for high schools in Indiana. Lunch program data show 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Clark County average a similar 50%.

In the surrounding county, Clark County, the median household earns about $74,214 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Clark County has 33 public schools with about 23,765 students, including Indiana Gateway Alternative School.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Indiana Gateway Alternative School from the closest public school, Indiana Gateway Digital Academy. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. NCES lists Indiana Gateway Alternative School as a virtual school.

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