📍 3303 S Third Ave, Alpena, Alpena County, 49707
ACES Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Alpena, Alpena County. The school has 70 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpena Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 0.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 109.4:1. The four-year graduation rate is 44%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
ACES Academy enrolls 70 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 40% male and 60% female. A teaching staff of 0.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 109.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 65 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
64 of the school's 70 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
ACES Academy 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 36, state house district 106.
ACES Academy is one of 9 schools in Alpena Public Schools, based in ALPENA, Michigan. The district serves 3,553 students district-wide and employs 200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 70 students, ACES Academy is smaller than the district average of about 395 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote