Saline Alternative High School
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 2 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 39% |
| Grade 12 | 8 | 26% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Saline Alternative High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 31 | #747 of 844 | #20 of 26 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31 | 2 | 15.5:1 | 39% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 2 | 14.5:1 | 62% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 1 | 34.0:1 | 59% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 28 | 1 | 28.0:1 | 32% (9) |
| 2017-18 | 35 | 2 | 17.5:1 | 46% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 38 | 1 | 38.0:1 | 37% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 53 | 2 | 26.5:1 | 21% (11) |
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (35 to 31); teachers unchanged (2 to 2).
About Saline Alternative High School
Saline Alternative High School is a very small high school with its address in SALINE, Michigan. The school enrolls 31 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 460 students for high schools in Michigan.
The 8 schools of Saline Area Schools, including Saline Alternative High School, enroll 4,596 students.
The share of students at Saline Alternative High School who are White is 87%. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. County-wide, 69% of Washtenaw County residents are White.
Its ratio of 15.5:1 is based on 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Michigan average 21.6:1, 6.1 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%.
In Washtenaw County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $89,180, about 59% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 104 public schools in the county, enrolling about 42,861, Saline Alternative High School among them.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Heritage School, is the closest to Saline Alternative High School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Saline Alternative High School.
The federal government classifies Saline Alternative High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 31, compared with 28 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (28.0:1).
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