ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL

Set in MONT BELVIEU, Texas, ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL is a tiny senior high, operated by BARBERS HILL ISD. It hosts 29 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

BARBERS HILL ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 7,875 students. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 31% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average.

Around the school, census data for Chambers County shows median household earnings sit near $109,804, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Chambers County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,701 students), ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BARBERS HILL H S, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 164% since 2018, when it stood at 11 (now 29). Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 4.8:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.