📍 1847 N Chautauqua, Wichita, Sedgwick County, 67214
Wichita Alternative High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wichita, Sedgwick County. The school has 238 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wichita school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 54%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wichita Alternative High enrolls 238 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 81 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 9.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 238 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Wichita Alternative High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 KS-40, state senate district 29, state house district 84.
Wichita Alternative High is one of 88 schools in Wichita, based in Wichita, Kansas. The district serves 46,073 students district-wide and employs 4,462 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 238 students, Wichita Alternative High is smaller than the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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