CARVER ALTER LRN CTR

CARVER ALTER LRN CTR, a rural-scale senior high in SAN ANGELO, Texas, part of SAN ANGELO ISD, teaches 31 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 96% smaller than typical.

SAN ANGELO ISD runs 23 schools in total, collectively educating 13,448 students. CARVER ALTER LRN CTR is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CARVER ALTER LRN CTR reports that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 32% White, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Tom Green County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CARVER ALTER LRN CTR has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CARVER ALTER LRN CTR tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Tom Green County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, Tom Green County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,370, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. CARVER ALTER LRN CTR is one of 81 public schools in Tom Green County (combined enrollment of about 18,896 students).

CENTRAL H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CARVER ALTER LRN CTR.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CARVER ALTER LRN CTR has edged down 33%, going from 46 students in 2018 to 31 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 22% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 3.2:1 in 2018 to 6.2:1 today.

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