📍 1411 Oakland Dr, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, 49008
Phoenix Alternative High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County. The school has 219 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 52%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Phoenix Alternative High School enrolls 219 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 22% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 109 | 50% |
| White | 48 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 11% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 219 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Phoenix Alternative High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-40, state senate district 20, state house district 60.
Phoenix Alternative High School is one of 31 schools in Kalamazoo Public Schools, based in KALAMAZOO, Michigan. The district serves 12,273 students district-wide and employs 670 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 219 students, Phoenix Alternative High School is smaller than the district average of about 396 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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