Alternative/PRU Other Open

Dale Cassens Education Complex

๐Ÿ“ 1901 S 11th St, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, 34950

271
Pupils
9.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dale Cassens Education Complex is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gerald Earley. It is part of the St. Lucie school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. The four-year graduation rate is 10%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Gerald Earley
School district
St. Lucie

Enrollment & staffing

Dale Cassens Education Complex enrolls 271 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“12. The student body is 66% male and 34% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.

Male students
178 (66%)
Female students
93 (34%)
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student-teacher ratio
9.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American16159%
Hispanic or Latino6223%
White3111%
Two or more races145.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

223 of the school's 271 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“12Title I

Dale Cassens Education Complex 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. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 84.

School district: ST. LUCIE

Dale Cassens Education Complex is one of 52 schools in ST. LUCIE, based in PORT ST LUCIE, Florida. The district serves 49,308 students district-wide and employs 2,369 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, Dale Cassens Education Complex is smaller than the district average of about 948 students per school.

49,308
District students
52
Schools
2,369
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

10%
Graduation rate
32%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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