ALTER H S

ALTER H S is one of the one-room-style four-year high schools in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of NORTH EAST ISD, with 106 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 87% below typical.

ALTER H S is one of 75 schools operated by NORTH EAST ISD, a district that educates 56,420 students overall.

On demographics, ALTER H S reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment; the rest reads as 21% Black, 9% White, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bexar County as a whole.

On the resource side, ALTER H S shows 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 1.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ALTER H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 77% of students at ALTER H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Bexar County shows median household income runs about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), ALTER H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALTER MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 136 students in 2018 compared to 106 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 19% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 1.2:1 today.

On allk12, members of the ALTER H S community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.