Worcester Alternative High School

As a very small secondary school in Worcester, Massachusetts, Worcester Alternative High School caters to 36 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Worcester. Compared to the state average of about 777 students per school, that is 95% smaller than typical.

Worcester comprises 47 schools with combined enrollment of 24,778 students; Worcester Alternative High School is among them.

On demographics, Worcester Alternative High School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school lists 14% multiracial, 11% White, 8% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Worcester County) logs that median household earnings sit near $95,939, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Worcester Alternative High School is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students).

The closest other public school is Canterbury, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

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