📍 West Hwy 64, Shiprock, San Juan County, 87420
Career Prep Alternative is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Shiprock, San Juan County. The school has 152 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Consolidated Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The four-year graduation rate is 34%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Career Prep Alternative enrolls 152 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% American Indian or Alaska Native, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 141 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 152 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Career Prep Alternative is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 NM-30, state senate district 3, state house district 4.
Career Prep Alternative is one of 17 schools in CENTRAL, based in SHIPROCK, New Mexico. The district serves 4,518 students district-wide and employs 368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 152 students, Career Prep Alternative is smaller than the district average of about 266 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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