SECONDARY ALTER CTR

SECONDARY ALTER CTR operates as a rural-scale senior high in HARLINGEN, Texas, part of HARLINGEN CISD. Current enrollment sits at 59 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 93% leaner than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 31 schools in HARLINGEN CISD (17,506 students total), SECONDARY ALTER CTR accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, SECONDARY ALTER CTR shows that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 5% White.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate median household earnings sit near $52,601, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. SECONDARY ALTER CTR is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students).

Nearest neighbor: HORIZON MONTESSORI III - STEM ACADEMY, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SECONDARY ALTER CTR.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. SECONDARY ALTER CTR's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 59 (now 59). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.