Renaissance Alternative High School

Renaissance Alternative High School operates as a minimally staffed high school in CLARKSTON, Michigan, overseen by Clarkston Community School District. Current enrollment sits at 116 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 75% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Within Clarkston Community School District, which oversees 13 schools and 6,670 students, Renaissance Alternative High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Renaissance Alternative High School shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Renaissance Alternative High School reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Oakland County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Oakland County's 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), Renaissance Alternative High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clarkston Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Renaissance Alternative High School's enrollment has edged down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 173 (now 116). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 today.

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