Lincoln Alternative High School

Students in OWOSSO, Michigan, attend Lincoln Alternative High School, a very small high school. Enrollment totals 131 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Michigan enroll around 460, and this school is 72% below that mark.

Lincoln Alternative High School is part of Owosso Public Schools, where 6 schools serve 2,838 students.

The share of students at Lincoln Alternative High School who are White is 86%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Shiawassee County, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 26.0:1. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan is 4.4 students per teacher. On the income side, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 45% average for public schools in Shiawassee County is 30 points lower.

In Shiawassee County, home to about 67,991 people, median household income comes to about $67,404, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 31 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,105, Lincoln Alternative High School among them.

Emerson School is the nearest public school to Lincoln Alternative High School, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Lincoln Alternative High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The federal government classifies Lincoln Alternative High School's location as Town: Distant.

The 2020-21 count was 87 students and the 2024-25 count was 131. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 21.8:1 in 2020-21 to 26.0:1 in 2024-25.

This page is set up for the Lincoln Alternative High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.