Alternative/PRU Other Open

Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center

๐Ÿ“ 636 Pipestone St, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, 49022

86
Pupils
71.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Benton Harbor, Berrien County. The school has 86 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benton Harbor Area Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 1.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 71.7:1. The four-year graduation rate is 30%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Benton Harbor Area Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center enrolls 86 students across grades Kโ€“12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 1.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 71.7:1.

Male students
36 (42%)
Female students
50 (58%)
Teachers (FTE)
1.2
Student-teacher ratio
71.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 9.3% White and 2.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American7587%
White89.3%
Two or more races22.3%
Hispanic or Latino11.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

82 of the school's 86 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, SmallGrades Kโ€“12Virtual with face to face optionsTitle I

Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. 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-40, state senate district 21, state house district 79.

School district: Benton Harbor Area Schools

Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center is one of 6 schools in Benton Harbor Area Schools, based in BENTON HARBOR, Michigan. The district serves 1,240 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 86 students, Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center is smaller than the district average of about 207 students per school.

1,240
District students
6
Schools
70
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

30%
Graduation rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Small

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