Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs

Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs is a very small high school in Yakima, Washington, one of the schools in Yakima School District. It had 14 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Washington enroll about 573 students on average.

Yakima School District has 27 schools; together they serve 15,488 students.

White students make up 50% of enrollment at Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs, the largest share of any group. Enrollment also includes 50% Hispanic. In Yakima County overall, the White share is about 47%.

Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.0 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Washington is 21.6:1. About 64% of students at Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in Yakima County.

In the surrounding county, Yakima County, median household income comes to about $70,656, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 119, with about 52,145 students.

The closest school to Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs is Stanton Academy, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Yakima Satellite Alternative Programs inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).

The school grew from 10 students in 2020-21 to 14 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.0:1 to 14.0:1.

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