Enrollment
97
High
DISTRICT 1,072 · STATE 220
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BISMARCK 1·NCES 380001400739
SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
406 S Anderson St, Bismarck, ND 58504 · (701) 323-4520 · Burleigh County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of North Dakota public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Dakota public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
96 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 15 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 32% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 49% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ND A+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
ND avg 38.7%
Math
47.0%
ND avg 40.0%
What this means: On the ND A+, North Dakota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Dakota schools, those numbers are about 39 and 40.
Source: ND A+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 97 | 99.0% | N/A |
| SOLEN HIGH SCHOOL Solen | 99 | 100.0% | N/A |
| MINNEWAUKAN HIGH SCHOOL Minnewaukan | 71 | 91.5% | N/A |
| SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL Saint John | 137 | 100.0% | N/A |
| FOUR WINDS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL Fort Totten | 159 | 100.0% | N/A |
| DUNSEITH HIGH SCHOOL Dunseith | 278 | 100.0% | N/A |
Matched among North Dakota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #94 of 168 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
97
+8 (+9%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 81
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 12.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97 | 6.7 | 14.5:1 | 99% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 6.7 | 17.6:1 | 83% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 94 | 6.7 | 14.0:1 | 100% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 89 | 7 | 12.7:1 | 94% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 110 | 7.3 | 15.1:1 | 63% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 7 | 15.9:1 | 57% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 61 | 5 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 81 | 4 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (110 to 97); teachers down 8% (7.3 to 6.7).
About SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school in North Dakota, with an address in Bismarck. Enrollment stands at 97 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 56% below the average for high schools in North Dakota.
SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is part of a district of 26 schools: BISMARCK 1, with 14,086 students.
More than half of enrollment at SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is White: 54%. Enrollment also includes 24% Native American, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 32 points below the 86% share among Burleigh County residents. The diversity index for SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 6.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. High schools in North Dakota have an average ratio of 16.1:1. About 99% of students at SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Burleigh County report 24%.
On the allk12 Grade, SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL lands at A-, ahead of 78% of North Dakota public high schools.
Census data for Burleigh County show the median household earns about $86,851 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Burleigh County number 37, with about 14,427 students.
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% gain, from 89 to 97. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.7:1 in 2020-21 to 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Burleigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,600
Census ACS
Median income
$86,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
14,427 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BISMARCK 1
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Other schools in Bismarck
- LEGACY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,419 students
- CENTURY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,406 students
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,367 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,124 students
- SIMLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,053 students
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,012 students
Nearby schools
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 113
- DOROTHY MOSES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 390
- WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,012
- WILL-MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 232
- HIGHLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 103
- BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,367
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOLHow large is SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 97 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL have?
SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 54% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL?
SOUTH CENTRAL ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by BISMARCK 1 in Burleigh County.
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