📍 7600 18 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights, Macomb County, 48314
UCS Alternative Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Sterling Heights, Macomb County. The school has 196 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Utica Community Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 57%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
UCS Alternative Learning Center enrolls 196 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 16% Black or African American and 7.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 196 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 125 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
UCS Alternative Learning Center is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 30.
UCS Alternative Learning Center is one of 38 schools in Utica Community Schools, based in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. The district serves 25,297 students district-wide and employs 1,414 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 196 students, UCS Alternative Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 666 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
Browse live education vacancies at or near UCS Alternative Learning Center.
Find vacancies →