📍 108 Campus Way, Modesto, Stanislaus County, 95350
Petersen Alternative Center for Education is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Modesto, Stanislaus County. The school has 83 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stanislaus County Office of Education school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
Petersen Alternative Center for Education enrolls 83 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 4.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 72% |
| White | 13 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
76 of the school's 83 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Petersen Alternative Center for Education is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Petersen Alternative Center for Education is one of 5 schools in Stanislaus County Office of Education, based in Modesto, California. The district serves 781 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 83 students, Petersen Alternative Center for Education is smaller than the district average of about 156 students per school.
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