Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning

Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning operates as a minimally staffed high school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, operated by Stevens Point Area Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 77 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 475 students each, so Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning sits 84% below that benchmark.

Stevens Point Area Public School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 6,885 students; Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Portage County's rate of about 35%.

In the surrounding community, Portage County reports that median household income runs about $76,070, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Portage County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,217 students), Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Point of Discovery School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning's enrollment has expanded 17% since 2018, when it stood at 66 (now 77). White enrollment moved from 70% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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