COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL

COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is a high school of micro-enrollment scale in Grand Forks, North Dakota, part of GRAND FORKS 1, works with 73 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Dakota's public schools average about 220 students each, so COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL sits 67% leaner than that benchmark.

Within GRAND FORKS 1, which oversees 18 schools and 7,811 students, COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 19% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Grand Forks County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Grand Forks County indicate median household income runs about $68,075, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one of 30 public schools in Grand Forks County (combined enrollment of about 9,731 students).

LAKE AGASSIZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL has edged down 6%, going from 78 students in 2018 to 73 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 64% to 49%.

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