📍 25820 Ne Fuqua Cir, Altha, Calhoun County, 32421
Altha Public School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Altha, Calhoun County. The school has 674 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patrick Jones. It is part of the Calhoun school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, dual enrollment.
Altha Public School enrolls 674 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.5% Two or more races and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 609 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
372 of the school's 674 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 372 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Altha Public School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-20, state senate district 3, state house district 7.
Altha Public School is one of 6 schools in CALHOUN, based in BLOUNTSTOWN, Florida. The district serves 2,031 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 674 students, Altha Public School is larger than the district average of about 339 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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