📍 19 N. Illinois Ave., Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, 50401
Alternative School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County. The school has 94 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Katie Fistler. It is part of the Mason City Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 64%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alternative School enrolls 94 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 74 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
58 of the school's 94 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Alternative School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 IA-20, state senate district 27, state house district 53.
Alternative School is one of 9 schools in Mason City Comm School District, based in Mason City, Iowa. The district serves 3,464 students district-wide and employs 256 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 94 students, Alternative School is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote