📍 1175 Erie Ave, Marquette, Marquette County, 49855
Vandenboom Alternative High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Marquette, Marquette County. The school has 149 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marquette Area Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 8.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 44%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vandenboom Alternative High School enrolls 149 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 8.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 11% Two or more races and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
98 of the school's 149 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vandenboom Alternative High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-10, state senate district 38, state house district 109.
Vandenboom Alternative High School is one of 7 schools in Marquette Area Public Schools, based in MARQUETTE, Michigan. The district serves 3,233 students district-wide and employs 192 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 149 students, Vandenboom Alternative High School is smaller than the district average of about 462 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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