Phoenix Alternative High School

As a modestly sized four-year high school in KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Phoenix Alternative High School instructs 219 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Kalamazoo Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 460.

Kalamazoo Public Schools runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 12,227 students. Phoenix Alternative High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Phoenix Alternative High School shows that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 25% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Phoenix Alternative High School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Kalamazoo County's rate of about 45%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kalamazoo County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,532, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kalamazoo County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), of which Phoenix Alternative High School is one.

The closest other public school is Transition Services, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Phoenix Alternative High School.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Phoenix Alternative High School's enrollment has climbed 20% since 2018, when it stood at 183 (now 219). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 67% to 51% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.