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Houston Alternative School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
632 Starkville Rd.
Houston, MS 38851
Phone
(662) 456-9491
District
CHICKASAW CO SCHOOL DIST
County
CHICKASAW COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Classroom Teachers
0

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Houston Alternative School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
45%
No Data
42%
No Data
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
No Data
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 50.0% 44.6%
Black Unreported 42.3% 48.4%
Hispanic Unreported 7.4% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 0.2% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 99.3% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 76.9% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 22.4% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,832 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 31.9 61
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.2% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 19.0% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,083 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 11.5% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 74.6% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.4% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 2.8% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.5% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.3% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.2% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 23.3% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.1% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 20.8% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Support Expenditures
Student Unreported Unreported Unreported
Staff Unreported Unreported Unreported
General Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
School Administration Unreported Unreported Unreported
Operation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Transportation Unreported Unreported Unreported
Other Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Support Unreported Unreported Unreported
Non-instructional Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
Total Expenditures Unreported Unreported Unreported
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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