📍 330 Lyckman Dr, Fountain, El Paso County, 80817
Welte Education Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Fountain, El Paso County. The school has 106 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
Welte Education Center enrolls 106 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 52 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
64 of the school's 106 students (60%) 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.
Welte Education Center 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.
Welte Education Center is one of 13 schools in Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an, based in FOUNTAIN, Colorado. The district serves 7,955 students district-wide and employs 509 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 106 students, Welte Education Center is smaller than the district average of about 612 students per school.
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