SALAZAR DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM

SALAZAR DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM is a secondary school of rural-scale scale in CARROLLTON, Texas, part of CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD, serveing 39 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 95% leaner than typical.

Across the 39 schools in CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (24,165 students total), SALAZAR DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, SALAZAR DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM lists that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 33% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 2.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. SALAZAR DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).

POLK MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

SALAZAR DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SALAZAR DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM has contracted 47%, going from 74 students in 2018 to 39 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 19% to 33% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 4.3:1 in 2018 to 2.3:1 today.

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