Hudson Tech Alternative

As a compact high school in HUDSON, Michigan, Hudson Tech Alternative teaches 243 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by Hudson Area Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Hudson Tech Alternative sits 47% below that benchmark.

Within Hudson Area Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 1,368 students, Hudson Tech Alternative is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Hudson Tech Alternative logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Lenawee County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 136.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lenawee County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Lenawee County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,518, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Lenawee County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,256 students), Hudson Tech Alternative is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hudson Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Hudson Tech Alternative operates from a countryside location. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hudson Tech Alternative has grew 208%, going from 79 students in 2018 to 243 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 3950.0:1 in 2018 to 136.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Hudson Tech Alternative community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.