Racine Alternative Learning

In Racine, Wisconsin, part of Racine County, Racine Alternative Learning is a combined-grade school. Its 183 students are spread across kindergarten through 12. The school's enrollment is 33% smaller than the 272 average for combined schools in Wisconsin.

Racine Unified School District oversees Racine Alternative Learning and 26 other schools, with 16,557 students in total.

Black students form the largest group at Racine Alternative Learning, 49% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% White, 18% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Racine County residents are about 11% Black. By the diversity index, Racine Alternative Learning comes in at 67%.

Its teaching staff equals 28.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 6.5:1. For comparison, combined schools in Wisconsin average 25.6:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 66%. The rate at public schools in Racine County averages 48%, lower than here.

Racine Alternative Learning is located in Racine County, where median household income is about $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 54 public schools in Racine County, with a combined enrollment of about 25,901.

The nearest public school is Gilmore Fine Arts School, at about 0.2 miles. Racine Alternative Learning has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Racine Alternative Learning is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Racine Alternative Learning had 318 students in 2020-21 and 183 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (6.5:1) than in 2020-21 (7.6:1).

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